The president is a very significant role in not only the U.S., but all around the world. As a matter of fact, the president has a great impact on our country in many ways as well, including relationships and trade. In order for us to have good relationships and trades with the country below us, we would need a strong president. If the presidential term limit was extended, there would be more strong presidents, less weak presidents, the ability to follow through with plans/changes, and less adjusting. This would impact the U.S. and Canada, and other countries all around the world in a positive way. Our society is falling to hatred, bad decisions, and a lack of unity and strength, which could all be reduced or prevented by a strong, beneficial
The president stays in power for two terms or four years. The only reason its two terms is again, so he doesn't get too much power. The sae things go to the three branches of government they don't have too much power because of checks and balances. So each branch as its own powers split evenly. This is another reason why separation of powers protect America from tyranny .Checks and balances help protect America from tyranny. Checks and balances protect America because each branch can cancel out one another. (doc C). So they made three branches to balance the power out. One branch does not have all the power. Legislative branch can approve things from the other two branches. That rule goes with the other two branches. The branches can approve or disapprove each other. In the constitution It says that depending on your population you can get so many representatives(Doc D). The bigger states got more so the smaller states thought that was unfair. So in the Senate each state gets two, no matter the population. This is the last reason why. we found out about how Federalism,separation of powers and Checks and balances protects America from tyranny.We can say splitting the powers evenly within the state
Preventing federal judges to serve for life is a good concept, except when the judges become too old to continue presiding. Setting term limits for judges would be a great idea, because it would add diversity to the court systems every time a new judge arrives. Some judges are just too old, and senile, to still rule on cases and do their job effectively; therefore, setting term limits would ultimately benefit the courts because it would allow for diversity, and a new judge who may have different standards.
Government exists to serve the people, and not the politicians, American citizens know this. Polls show that Americans want term limitation by margins as high as three-to-one, even four-to-one. Congressional term limitation is the most important issue of our time because the future direction of our country depends upon it. There is no other way to restore government to, us, the people. There is no substitute for term limits. There are many second steps, depending upon where you sit, but there is only one first step toward turning the country around. It is con...
The 22nd Amendment creates a lame duck and which stops abuse of power3. Presidents in their second term have been seen to usually suffer diminished power, particularly after the second midterm elections. This diminish of power creates a lame duck. The president becoming a lame duck, stops him from being able abuse of power. The 22nd Amendment also stops the country from being a monarchy. US. Senators and Congressmen don’t have term limits because their voices are balanced by opposing parties in their chambers, the presidency is different. The president has no similar
...tion we must ask ourselves is, “Why is it in the best interest of our Country to limit the number of terms our president can serve, but not in our best interest to limit the number of terms served by our Congressional representatives?”
According to Linz, term limits in presidentialism force a president to serve a country for a fixed period of time
The presidency of the United Sates of America has been an evolving office since the term of our first president, George Washington. This evolution has occurred because of the changing times and the evolution of society itself, but also because of the actions of the men who have become president. Starting in the 20th century, most have referred to the presidency as the modern presidency due to changes in both a president's power and the way that the office itself is viewed. As the office of the president has evolved so has who can become president evolved. Yet, even today there are certain individuals who because of their gender or race have yet to hold the office of the presidency. The men that have been president in our modern era have all had faults and greatness, some having more of one than of the other. The modern presidency is an office that many aspire to, but that few hold. The evolution of the office of the presidency has been one from that of a traditional role to that of a modern role that is forever evolving.
...deralists voiced was their dislike of the “four year term with indefinite re-eligibility.” The Constitution called for the President to be elected by the “electoral college” which removed the concern of Congress “controlling” the Executive and the Concern the Executive would appease Congress to be reappointed. The election process would ensure the President was on his best behavior if he desired to be re-elected. By establishing the four year term the Constitution protected the office from becoming a monarchy due to the fact that if a President migrated too much toward monarchical rule they would simply not be re-elected. Another advantage of the four year term with the eligibility of being re-elected was stability, it allowed for the continuation of good Executive policy and the ability to change if the policy was in line with what the electors desired.
Juan Linz – The Perils of Presidentialism. Discussions of which constitutional form of government best serves the growing number of democratic nation’s are in constant debate all over the world. In the essay “The Perils of Presidentialism”, political scientist, Juan Linz compares the parliamentary system with presidential democracies. As the title of Linz’s essay implies, he sees Presidentialism as potentially dangerous and sites fixed terms, the zero-sum game and legitimacy issues to support his theory. According to Linz, the parliamentary system is the superior form of democratic government because the Prime Minister cannot appeal to the people without going through the Parliament, creating a more cohesive form of government.
The American presidency has done a total three sixty from the time of George Washington’s reign to Barack Obama. This is due to how our society has evolved in good and bad ways. Our government has become much more democratic and voters are more involved then they have ever been. Our Country formed a democracy so that not one family or ruler could take over the United States. This decision was formed when the U.S. Constitution was formed. The president of the United States has the title of the chief executive office of the country. “In the United States the president is vested with great authority and is arguably the most powerful elected official in the world” (Britannica). The significance of the American Presidency comes in all shapes and
There have been many perspectives of the Congress, especially whether members of congress should have term limits or not. This issue has been controversial and has been wanted since a very long time, but why? Well to start off the Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government, represents the American people and makes the nation's laws. While it only has the only 1/3 the power of the federal government Congress under Article I of the constitution Congress has the power to: make laws, declare war, raise and provide public, impeach and try federal officers, approve presidential appointments, approve treaties negotiated by the executive branch, and oversight investigations. Reasonably the citizens of America would elect members of congress who would do their best to support the needs of America citizens while keeping the country in a stable condition, but Americans trust in Congress has diminished and has brought up the issue of whether Congressmen should have term limits.
If you leave one person in congress for too long then they will never change their views and nothing new will ever get done. If there was a three of four term limit then people would work harder to get things done faster and pass bills that benefit the people because they know that they will only get reelected now because of that. With term limits in place, Congress will be more responsible toward their constituents because they will soon be constituents themselves. They...
The president is the head of the country, the main focal point of public life. The presidency of a country is the position of being the president. Since the Founding era, the presidency in the United States has gone through many changes. America is a constitutional democratic country, which has two main political parties. Americans are afraid of having a kingship or a tyrant. Therefore, three branches were developed under the constitution------legislative, executive, and judicial. The executive branch is headed by the early presidency. Undergone many changes, presidential power grew. The growth of the presidency is a positive development because it is the only institution capable of organizing and leading modern government. Constitution convention,
The President was elected to run the country and therefore, has the most power of any individual. However, he cannot make a majority of the decisions alone and must make sure he keeps the approval of others in order to keep his job. The Constitution struck a fairly proper balance between empowering and limiting power of the President of the United States, but limited the power more so than empowering. Although the Constitution claimed the President as the leader of the Unites States, he is not able to single-handedly make decisions that affect our country. He is a large influence in a majority of the decisions in the government of the United States. However, he does not have complete authority over others and many of the decisions are required to have the consent of Congress or other government officials.
When thinking about a country, such as the United States, what do you think of? What is the first thing that pops into your mind? For most, it has something to do with the president, whether the president is leading the country in the right direction, or leading the country down to even more devastation and further chaos, that comes from the hardships of today’s society. As a citizen of the United States, I have witnessed how having a “good” or “bad” presidential candidate can influence the country and change it, for the better, or in some cases, the worst. Yes, I, as well as many other citizens in this country believe that having a strong, trusted president, benefits the citizens and ultimately has a great impact on us. Clinton Rossiter in The