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==Overview==
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[[category:US.govt]]The [[President of the United States]] (often abbreviated "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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==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]].
  
During his time in office, [[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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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.
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==Related Pages==
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* [[US presidential elections]]
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===Presidents===
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* '''46''' [[Joe Biden]] ([[Biden-Harris administration]]: [[/elec/2020|2020]] - )
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* '''45''' [[Donald Trump]] ([[Trump-Pence administration]]: [[/elec/2016|2016]] - [[/elec/2020|2020]])
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* '''44''' [[Barack Obama]] ([[Obama-Biden administration]]: [[/elec/2008|2008]] - [[/elec/2016|2016]])
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* '''43''' [[George W. Bush]] ([[Bush-Cheney administration]]: [[/elec/2000|2000]] - [[/elec/2008|2008]])
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* '''42''' [[Bill Clinton]] ([[Clinton-Gore administration]]: [[/elec/1992|1992]] - [[/elec/2000|2000]])
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* '''41''' [[George H.W. Bush]]
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* '''40''' [[Ronald Reagan]]
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* '''39''' [[Jimmy Carter]]
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* '''38''' [[Gerald Ford]]
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* '''37''' [[Richard Nixon]]
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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===Reference===
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* {{wikipedia|President of the United States}}
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** {{l/wp|Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States}}
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* {{conservapedia|President of the United States of America}}
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* {{dkosopedia|President of the United States of America}}
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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 comparison of a selection of US presidents graphed against their rated performance in office reveals no significant correlation.
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* [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 16:54, 9 February 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.

Related Pages

Presidents

Links

Reference

Analysis

News