The President and the Prime Minister

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The Presidency and the Prime Minister The role of the American President and the British Prime Minister is one that comes with great power, and with great power comes great responsibility. The President of the United States of America occupies one of the most authoritative offices in the world and the British Prime Minister is not trailing too far behind him. The power to govern roughly a combined 370 million people is proof in itself that these two positions are held with caution and prestige. Although the power and influence of both the President and Prime Minister are so similar, the formal duties used to govern their respective countries are not. The President of the United States of America occupies one of the most powerful offices in the entire world. With a country that encompasses an estimated 312 million citizens, the Presidency is not a job title that is taken lightly. The formal powers of the President and the President alone as stated in Article II of the Constitution are as follows; serving as the Commander and Chief of the armed forces, commissioning officers of the armed forces, granting reprieves and pardons for federal offenses, convening Congress in special sessions, receiving ambassadors, making sure that the laws be faithfully executed, wielding the “executive power,” and appointing officials to lesser offices. These jobs in themselves can be stressful, but the President has many other powers that he or she shares with other parts of the government. Along with the Senate, the President shares the power of making treaties and appointing ambassadors, judges and high officials. The President as well as the Congress as a whole takes responsibility for approving legislation. In addition to all of the powers listed above, the possible greatest source of presidential power comes from the opinion of the public and politics as a whole. One of the
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