I don't understand what you mean by the term "middle kingdom." In the Tang Dynasty of China, they considered themselves to be the Middle Kingdom because they saw themselves as the center of the earth, if that helps.
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Formal powers are those powers that are explicitly stated; this means that the Constitution clearly states that the President has this power. Informal powers are inferred from the Constitution. Now some of these powers do require approval from Congress, but these are powers unique to the Presidency.
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