The Constitution and the President

The Constitution of the United States of America not only provides rights to the people of America, but it also controls the amount of power that the U.S. President can have, and how the President plays a part in our country. This document is more than 200 years old, but yet it is still the most powerful document around and is still in effect to this day. This is because the purpose of the Constitution was to maintain a government that was stable, strong, and working; unlike the Articles of Confederation.

After the American Revolution, the United States were faced with a huge issue; the new country lacked a government. The Founding Fathers’ first attempt to solve this issue was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles were formed so that every state could be independent and the involvement of the government only included the responsibility for the common defense and the general welfare; therefore, this made the national government to be very weak. Soon later, the Articles were revised into the Constitution. The formation of government in the Articles of Confederation was very different than what the government the Constitution had structured. The Articles of Confederation had a unicameral; which meant that each state only had one vote. Also, the Articles did not designate an executive chief. On the other hand, the Constitution outlined a stronger government. For example, the Constitution made the new nation into a strong union. Furthermore, an executive chief, the President, is able to execute laws; and the check and balance system was put into place. The Constitution was what made the President’s role how it is today.

Although a check and balance system is use to keep one branch or person in check of one another, the President is the single most powerful individual. For example, the power to call for war is held by the Congress; however, the President can call for military forces when he/she believes that the security of the nation is in danger, without the consent of Congress. In addition, the Constitution gives the President the power to select people of his/her choice to deal with foreign affairs; however, they must be approved