Us President Duties

There are numerous responsibilities and duties that come along with being the president of the United States. Among these duties is chief of state, chief diplomat, chief executive, commander in chief and chief legislator. Even though these responsibilities and duties are very important, I feel that his most important role is doing whatever is necessary for the well-being of his people and his nation. Being a “steward” means that any action taken by the president for the benefit of his people is permissible, except for those that are forbidden by the Constitution or the laws. Thus, the President should be able to perform any action that the country needs without having to find specific authorization to do it. From President Roosevelt’s perspective,
economic job market often dictates that it is up to the President to find solutions. Thus, the President’s role as a policy maker is of upmost importance. Furthermore, foreign policy matters such as ISIS and Islamic terrorism has now made it imperative for the president to implement & introduce policies that deal with these issues. According to Edwards and Wayne (Pg. 474), the president is considered better at dealing with foreign policy for a few reasons. First, presidents usually have more knowledge available to them and have more authority in foreign affairs. For example, a President’s expert judgement is crucial in dealing with foreign policy, since many of these situations usually have an uncertain outcome. Second, presidents have become much more active in foreign affairs over time. A major reason for this is because the President is now able to act more quickly and decisively than Congress when pursuing foreign policy. Furthermore, interest groups no longer dominate the foreign policy arena and presidents have the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation. Hence, the president has the right to involve the United States in any issue that he feels is prominent and
With an issue as vital as the economy, the president must be able to act on behalf of the interest of the American people and carry out crucial decisions and actions that have a big impact on who we are as a nation. Fortunately, the president’s role in domestic policy has expanded to the point where he has more information, more expertise and more staff on hand to assist in his task of being the head of the executive office. That is to say, “today the approximately dozen elements of the Executive Office of the president employ a combined staff of 1,800 and provide the president with personnel directly responsive to his interests.” (Edwards/Wayne 7,8) With his staff of 1,800 on hand, the president is now able to allocate some responsibility to his staff in handling manners such as preparing the budget, building support in Congress and evaluating proposed regulations. Anyhow, the economy is where it all starts and is a major detriment of our status in the world. With an increasing national debt, America isn’t the same dominant superpower that it could potentially be with a budget surplus and a prospering economy. History shows us that America is usually vulnerable to budget deficits after the end of a major war. For example, the sizable budget deficit after World War I inclined