Title: Which powers do Congress and the President share? - Quora
Headings: Which powers do Congress and the President share?
Which powers do Congress and the President share?
Phillip Schuman

Content: Originally Answered: How much power does the President of the United States have? I have always contended that the POTUS has little or no power. Or maybe a better way to say this is that he has the powers the US Constitution allows him to have, checked by the other branches of government and he can exercise them with the blessing of the US citizens. So his powers are very limited. For example, the president is the "Commander in Chief" so you would think this means that the Armed Forces answer to him. But image what would happen if he tried to take over the country by military force. A lot of the commanders would disagree with him and fight him for that - even if he is their
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I have always contended that the POTUS has little or no power. Or maybe a better way to say this is that he has the powers the US Constitution allows him to have, checked by the other branches of government and he can exercise them with the blessing of the US citizens. So his powers are very limited.