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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]]. | 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. | + | 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. |
==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
* [[US presidential elections]] | * [[US presidential elections]] | ||
===Presidents=== | ===Presidents=== | ||
| − | * '''46''' [[Joe Biden]] | + | * '''46''' [[Joe Biden]] ([[Biden-Harris administration]]: [[/elec/2020|2020]] - ) |
| − | * '''45''' [[Donald Trump]] ([[Trump-Pence administration]]: [[elec/2016|2016]] - [[/elec/2020|2020]]) | + | * '''45''' [[Donald Trump]] ([[Trump-Pence administration]]: [[/elec/2016|2016]] - [[/elec/2020|2020]]) |
| − | * '''44''' [[Barack Obama]] | + | * '''44''' [[Barack Obama]] ([[Obama-Biden administration]]: [[/elec/2008|2008]] - [[/elec/2016|2016]]) |
| − | * '''43''' [[George W. Bush]] | + | * '''43''' [[George W. Bush]] ([[Bush-Cheney administration]]: [[/elec/2000|2000]] - [[/elec/2008|2008]]) |
| − | * '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]] | + | * '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]] ([[Clinton-Gore administration]]: [[/elec/1992|1992]] - [[/elec/2000|2000]]) |
* '''41''' [[George H.W. Bush]] | * '''41''' [[George H.W. Bush]] | ||
* '''40''' [[Ronald Reagan]] | * '''40''' [[Ronald Reagan]] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
| − | * {{wikipedia}} | + | * {{wikipedia|President of the United States}} |
** {{l/wp|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States}} | ** {{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}} | ||
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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.
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.
Related Pages
Presidents
- 46 Joe Biden (Biden-Harris administration: 2020 - )
- 45 Donald Trump (Trump-Pence administration: 2016 - 2020)
- 44 Barack Obama (Obama-Biden administration: 2008 - 2016)
- 43 George W. Bush (Bush-Cheney administration: 2000 - 2008)
- 42 Bill Clinton (Clinton-Gore administration: 1992 - 2000)
- 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.