The President has a wide variety of domestic powers. Some of these powers can be checked by Congress or the courts. Others can b
e used by the President to check Congress or the courts. Pretend that you were one of the Framers of the Constitution.
What powers would you give the President? Think about the constitutional requirement that the President “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Write two powers that you would give the President if you were creating the Constitution.
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court
John Calvin created the modern democracy. For example the US, the people get to vote for who they want for their leader and the person with the majority of the votes wins.
