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| + | ==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 [[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. | |
==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
* [[US presidential elections]] | * [[US presidential elections]] | ||
===Presidents=== | ===Presidents=== | ||
| − | * '''45''' | + | * '''46''' [[Joe Biden]] |
| + | * '''45''' [[Donald Trump]] ([[Trump-Pence administration]]: [[elec/2016|2016]] - [[/elec/2020|2020]]) | ||
* '''44''' [[Barack Obama]] | * '''44''' [[Barack Obama]] | ||
* '''43''' [[George W. Bush]] | * '''43''' [[George W. Bush]] | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 9 February 2022
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President of the United States of America
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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.
Related Pages
Presidents
- 46 Joe Biden
- 45 Donald Trump (Trump-Pence administration: 2016 - 2020)
- 44 Barack Obama
- 43 George W. Bush
- 42 Bill Clinton
- 41 George H.W. Bush
- 40 Ronald Reagan
- 39 Jimmy Carter
- 38 Gerald Ford
- 37 Richard Nixon
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
- dKosopedia
SourceWatch: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30)
Analysis
- How Good Are Experienced Presidents?: a selection of US presidents, graphed with experience vs. their rated performance in office – no significant correlation.