Once a president takes office; he is typically rated as either a strong or weak President; even before he has made any significant changes. This occurs because the President of the United States is referred to by many as the most powerful position in the world. But is his position in the American Government really that powerful? On the surface, it may seem to be that way. He is the chief executive of the world's largest superpower; is boss over approximately two and a half million employees, which makes up two per cent of the American labour force. He is also the commander-in-chief of the most powerful army and he also has a briefcase containing America’s nuclear launch codes. But does he truly have control over all of these things on his own, or do other levels of the American government play just as important of a role, or more important of one. With the American divided into three branches; the executive, legislative and judicial, they all play a part in helping the country prosper economically and socially as a society. So as far as the presidential strength goes, I would say the presidency is quite weak due to the Separation of Power, Checks and Balances and the amount of power that the Legislative branch specifically has over him. In doing so however, it helps the country prosper by not giving too much power to one single branch of government or one single person.
When the thirteen colonies back in seventeen seventy-six declared their independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution, they did not wish to have a monarchy like the British government. To prevent this, Congress created the Articles of Confederation to establish some sort of alliance between the states. Once this alliance was formed, the Treaty of Paris secured their independence and the Constitutional Convention convened. It was at this conference that arrangements between the legislative and executive branch were formed within their respective state...