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    The president's power is largely limited to persuasion. While the president has formal powers outlined in the constitution, many require congressional approval. The president must persuade Congress to pass legislation, approve nominations, and accept budgets. Additionally, Congress can override presidential vetoes. However, the president does have some unilateral powers as commander-in-chief to direct the military, though Congress controls declarations of war. Overall, the system of checks and balances restricts presidential power and requires significant persuasion of Congress.

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    The president's power is largely limited to persuasion. While the president has formal powers outlined in the constitution, many require congressional approval. The president must persuade Congress to pass legislation, approve nominations, and accept budgets. Additionally, Congress can override presidential vetoes. However, the president does have some unilateral powers as commander-in-chief to direct the military, though Congress controls declarations of war. Overall, the system of checks and balances restricts presidential power and requires significant persuasion of Congress.

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    The president's power is largely limited to persuasion. While the president has formal powers outlined in the constitution, many require congressional approval. The president must persuade Congress to pass legislation, approve nominations, and accept budgets. Additionally, Congress can override presidential vetoes. However, the president does have some unilateral powers as commander-in-chief to direct the military, though Congress controls declarations of war. Overall, the system of checks and balances restricts presidential power and requires significant persuasion of Congress.

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    The power of the president is limited to the power to persuade.

    Discuss
    The president has a variety of powers, both formal and informal in order to carry
    out his duties and functions. However, many of the formal powers which are set
    out in the constitution are either checked or approved by Congress and therefore
    arguably, the president has very little individual power. As Congress has such an
    influential role in the presidents actions and powers they use, a key technique
    they must often use is persuasion to influence Congress and achieve what they
    desire.
    There are a variety of arguments which claim the presidents power is limited to
    persuasion. Firstly, if the president wishes to propose legislation, it must go
    through the full legislative process; the president does not get any superiority in
    this, their legislation proposal is treated the same as any other. This puts power
    greatly in the hands of Congress and less so with the president as they ultimately
    decide whether the proposal will be passed as law; the president must therefore
    persuade Congress members to support their idea and vote for it to be passed.
    Although this system may seem to be a disadvantage to the president, it is part
    of the checks and balances laid out in order to prevent one branch of
    government becoming too powerful, thereby preventing an over-dominant
    executive branch.
    Furthermore, any federal judge and branch official nominations must be
    approved by the Senate before they can begin their roles; the Senate is able to
    reject anyone they feel are not suitable to the post despite what the president
    may believe. This further limits the presidents power as they must rely on the
    Senate to pick key people they will be working with. Therefore again, the
    president must persuade Senate on their appointments. If the president and the
    Senate were to be controlled by different parties, it would be more likely the
    nominations get rejected. This hindrance on the president may be seen as an
    advantage to the senate, especially if they are of two different parties; the
    Senate is able to reject the presidents proposals if they feel the nominations
    would not work with their party ideology, thereby making it more even,
    especially with appointing Cabinet executives who have a very influential post.
    The presidents power is also limited due to the dependency on Congress when
    submitting the annual budget. The annual budget is used to pay for a vast
    amount of actions, most significantly funding all federal departments. This
    budget can affect the presidents work in a number of ways, especially if it is set
    too low and can alter the actions and decisions they make as president. This
    means the president must set the budget and then influence Congress to
    approve it and not alter it in order for the president to perform as he wishes.
    Despite this heavy influence of Congress on presidential power, the president
    does have a number of powers aside from persuasion. Firstly, the president had
    the power to veto legislation. Any legislation that is passed through Congress
    must be sent to the president for approval. If the president does not support it, or
    wants changes, he can veto it with proposed changes. This does give the
    president a great deal of influence over new laws and thereby gives him power.

    However, Congress is able to over-ride this veto with a 2/3 majority in both
    houses and is then able to pass the law regardless of the presidents view.
    The constitution also states that the president is commander in chief. This is a
    very significant role where the president has a number of different powers.
    Although the power to declare war rests in the hands of Congress, the president
    does have to the power to decide on troop stations, their duties and weapons.
    This is a very influential power, especially in times of war where the presidents
    decision will be seen as crucial.
    In conclusion, the president has a vast number of powers, although a vast
    number of them are controlled through the checks and balances system. This
    system causes restrictions and increases the need for persuasion in order for the
    president to gain what they desire. Despite this, the president does have
    numerous powers past persuasion that they can perform without Congressional
    approval.

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