Presidency seemed to be the hot topic of this week in my Government Class this week. We were asked “In what ways does the U.S. Presidency support and limit the formation of an ideal democracy?” At first I had a hard time trying to figure out what the question was actually asking, then I was trying to pinpoint what our book discussed. I figured this question was basically wondering what our president does or is “required” doing, as well as, how much power does he have? When I was little I use to always think that the President was the only person in charge. I didn’t even understand what voting really was and the impact it has on our nation. I assumed that being president was the only thing in a government and vice versa. Well was I in for a shock as I got older and more wise in this department. I am still a little “slow” when it comes to politics and sometimes I really do not care (I know really sad and typical for this generation). This class is definitely pushing me to become even more aware of what is going on though. So with that being said I can now answer the question a little bit better then how I would have answered it when I was in elementary school. I view the President as a spokes person for our nation, he is not the only person involved in the decision making but he is the “leader” that shares what is going to take place. He may seem like he has all the say but the executive branch and congress are really the head honchos. If you have ever seen the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” then you will understand my analogy. “He may be the head of the house but the woman is the neck, controlling the head” (well its not word for word but close enough!). So I thought it fit great with this, the president is the head but the congress is the neck, controlling what really takes place... RIGHT? MAYBE?
In the article I found that was pretty good with what this blog was going to be about. It basically talks about whether or not “Newt Gingrich's candidacy may answer the question of whether you have to be likable to be president.”
so my question would have to be... is the presidency becoming a popular vote? and based on if it is or isn’t does that effect how effective the power of the presidency is?
what do you think? Is this cartoon dead on or ridiculous?
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