Title: How much power does the President of United States really have? - Quora
Headings: How much power does the President of United States really have?
How much power does the President of United States really have?
With that being said, in practice, the President is far more powerful for 3 reasons:
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Do you think that the US President has enough power or too much power?

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(2) Yet, the powers don’t sound that impressive. The Founding Fathers designed a weak central leader,
to let Congress make laws, and
to keep most power in the hands of the state and local legislatures. But, they were in thrall to the trustworthy persona of George Washington, the revolutionary general expected to be the first person to hold the office. This explains the ambiguous nature of some of the powers. E.g. the duty ‘ to take care that laws be faithfully executed ’, an ambiguity that over time, POTUSes have systematically exploited. (3) How did the presidency evolve over the years? George Washington was conscious of his role in shaping the office. Sensitive to public fears of an over-mighty Executive, he enshrined many self-limiting customs e.g. term limits, that only became law later.