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| + | [[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]]. | ||
| + | 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]]. | ||
==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
* [[US presidential elections]] | * [[US presidential elections]] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 15 July 2009
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; it is not clear how these increases will play out in subsequent administrations, giving unusually large significance to the 2008 US presidential race.
Related Pages
Presidents
- 44 to be determined by the 2008 US presidential election
- 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.