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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[category:US.govt]]The [[President of the United States]] (often abbreviated "POTUS" or "PotUS") is nominally the head of the [[US government]], although his actual powers are supposed to be limited by the [[US constitution]], especially the constitutionally-mandated [[separation of powers]].
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[[category:US/gov]]The [[President of the United States]] (often abbreviated "POTUS" or "PotUS") is nominally the head of the [[US government]], although his actual powers are supposed to be limited by the [[US constitution]], especially the constitutionally-mandated [[separation of powers]].
  
During his time in office, president #43 [[George W. Bush]] made many strides towards [[Bush's elevation of presidential power|increasing the power of the president]]; it is not clear how these increases will play out in subsequent administrations, giving unusually large significance to the [[2008 US presidential race]].
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During his time in office, president #43 [[George W. Bush]] made many strides towards [[Bush's elevation of presidential power|increasing the power of the president]].
 
==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==
 
* [[US presidential elections]]
 
* [[US presidential elections]]
 
===Presidents===
 
===Presidents===
* '''44''' to be determined by the [[2008 US presidential election]]
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* '''45''' to be determined by the [[2012 US presidential election|2012]] and/or [[2016 US presidential election|2016]] elections
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* '''44''' [[Barack Obama]]
 
* '''43''' [[George W. Bush]]
 
* '''43''' [[George W. Bush]]
 
* '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]]
 
* '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]]
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===Reference===
 
===Reference===
 
* {{wikipedia}}
 
* {{wikipedia}}
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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]

Revision as of 21:55, 17 February 2017

Overview

The President of the United States (often abbreviated "POTUS" or "PotUS") is nominally the head of the US government, although his actual powers are supposed to be limited by the US constitution, especially the constitutionally-mandated separation of powers.

During his time in office, president #43 George W. Bush made many strides towards increasing the power of the president.

Related Pages

Presidents

Links

Reference

Analysis

News