Question

Where does the modern president get his/her power?

2 paragraphs

Answer 1

Like the other powers it confers on Congress, the Constitution grants the president few clear powers. Indeed, much of Article II, which deals with the executive branch, concerns the process of election, term and office requirements, and succession and impeachment procedures, rather than what the president may do. The President's rights are not limited to those vested in the Constitution. Presidential authority has grown in both the conception of natural powers and legislative intervention.

The powers of the president of the United States include those powers expressly imposed on the president of the United States by Article II of the United States Constitution, powers bestowed by the Acts of Congress, implicit powers and even a great deal of soft power attached to the presidency.

The Constitution specifically gives the power to sign or veto legislation to the president, commands the armed forces, demands their Cabinet's written opinion, convenes or adjourns Congress, grants repriefs and pardons, and receives ambassadors. The president shall see to it that the laws are followed faithfully and the president has the right to appoint and dismiss executive officers.

The president is allowed to bring forward legislative proposals. Generally a president presents the legislative agenda of the government in the State of the Union address given each January to a joint session of Congress. The veto power of the President is an significant legislative test. If the president opposes a bill, accomplishing a veto override involves a two-thirds majority in both houses which is difficult to achieve.