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==About==
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The President of the United States (often abbreviated "POTUS" or "PotUS") is head of the [[US government]] executive branch. The powers of the executive branch, as with the other two branches (legislative and judicial) are limited by the [[US constitution]]; these limitations are often referred to as the [[separation of powers]].
  
==Related Pages==
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President #43 [[George W. Bush]] made many strides towards [[George W. Bush/elevation of presidential power|increasing the power of the president]]. President #45 ([[Donald Trump]]) appeared to have similar ideas about the need for more (or possibly absolute) presidential power, and in fact [[Donald Trump/self-coup|attempted to illegally remain in office]] after losing the 2020 election.
* [[US presidential elections]]
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==Topics==
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* {{l/sub|elec}}tions
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* [[US/gov/spending/by president|budgets]]
 
===Presidents===
 
===Presidents===
* '''44''' to be determined by the [[2008 US presidential election]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
* '''43''' [[George W. Bush]]
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! # || president || vice president || administration || years
* '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]]
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* '''41''' [[George H.W. Bush]]
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| '''46''' || [[Joe Biden]] || [[Kamala Harris]] || [[Biden-Harris administration]] || [[/elec/2020|2020]] -
* '''40''' [[Ronald Reagan]]
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* '''39''' [[Jimmy Carter]]
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| '''45''' || [[Donald Trump]] || [[Mike Pence]] || [[Trump-Pence administration]] || [[/elec/2016|2016]] - [[/elec/2020|2020]]
* '''38''' [[Gerald Ford]]
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* '''37''' [[Richard Nixon]]
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| '''44''' || [[Barack Obama]] || [[Joe Biden]] || [[Obama-Biden administration]] || [[/elec/2008|2008]] - [[/elec/2016|2016]]
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|-
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| '''43''' || [[George W. Bush]] || [[Dick Cheney]] || [[Bush-Cheney administration]] || [[/elec/2000|2000]] - [[/elec/2008|2008]]
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|-
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| '''42''' || [[Bill Clinton]] || [[Al Gore]] || [[Clinton-Gore administration]] || [[/elec/1992|1992]] - [[/elec/2000|2000]]
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|-
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| '''41''' || [[George H.W. Bush]] || [[Dan Quayle]] || [[Bush-Quayle administration]] || 1989 - 1992
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|-
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| '''40''' || [[Ronald Reagan]] || [[George H.W. Bush]] || [[Reagan-Bush administration]] || 1980 - 1988
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|-
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| '''39''' || [[Jimmy Carter]]
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|-
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| '''38''' || [[Gerald Ford]]
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|-
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| '''37''' || [[Richard Nixon]]
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|}
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
===Reference===
 
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia}}
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* {{wikipedia|President of the United States}}
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** {{l/wp|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States}}
 
* {{conservapedia|President of the United States of America}}
 
* {{conservapedia|President of the United States of America}}
 
* {{dkosopedia|President of the United States of America}}
 
* {{dkosopedia|President of the United States of America}}
* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]]: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30)
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* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30)
 
===Analysis===
 
===Analysis===
 
* [http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Info/experience.html  How Good Are Experienced Presidents?]: a selection of US presidents, graphed with experience vs. their rated performance in office &ndash; no significant correlation.
 
* [http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Info/experience.html  How Good Are Experienced Presidents?]: a selection of US presidents, graphed with experience vs. their rated performance in office &ndash; no significant correlation.
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===News===
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* '''2017-02-17''' [http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/17/514583390/as-our-leaders-live-longer-calls-for-presidential-dementia-testing-grow-louder As Presidents Live Longer, Doctors Debate Whether To Test For Dementia]

Latest revision as of 22:02, 12 October 2022

President of the United States of America

About

The President of the United States (often abbreviated "POTUS" or "PotUS") is head of the US government executive branch. The powers of the executive branch, as with the other two branches (legislative and judicial) are limited by the US constitution; these limitations are often referred to as the separation of powers.

President #43 George W. Bush made many strides towards increasing the power of the president. President #45 (Donald Trump) appeared to have similar ideas about the need for more (or possibly absolute) presidential power, and in fact attempted to illegally remain in office after losing the 2020 election.

Topics

Presidents

# president vice president administration years
46 Joe Biden Kamala Harris Biden-Harris administration 2020 -
45 Donald Trump Mike Pence Trump-Pence administration 2016 - 2020
44 Barack Obama Joe Biden Obama-Biden administration 2008 - 2016
43 George W. Bush Dick Cheney Bush-Cheney administration 2000 - 2008
42 Bill Clinton Al Gore Clinton-Gore administration 1992 - 2000
41 George H.W. Bush Dan Quayle Bush-Quayle administration 1989 - 1992
40 Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush Reagan-Bush administration 1980 - 1988
39 Jimmy Carter
38 Gerald Ford
37 Richard Nixon

Links

Reference

Analysis

News