"Role of the President in National Government"

Today in my blog, I’m going to talk about the United States President’s powers and about his role in our national government system. The President of the United States is the head of the national government, leads the executive branch of the federal government, and is the commander-in-chief of United States armed forces. Several powers are granted to the President by the Constitution. Those powers include appointment, budgeting, and law enforcement. Millions of Americans depend on the President because he is the chief executive officer of the nation. The President can choose leaders for top-administration posts. As our textbook explains, “Washington filled over one thousand positions...usually on the basis of statements attesting to the candidate’s good character and moral virtue.” Those posts can either be cabinet or recess appointment.
The cabinet positions consists of people appointed by the president to the major administrative unite of the executive branch but must seek the advice and consent of the senate for their approval. The recess appointment is a political appointment that is made by the President when Congress is out of session. Although the Constitution gave Congress the power to control the budget, The Office of Management and Budget assists the President in generating the budget. While generating the budget the President can issue within the budget an impound of the budget, rescission of the budget, or line item veto. An impound of the budget means the President refuses to expand funds appropriated by Congress. On the other hand, the President can recess the budgets by cutting back the funds for particular programs that require congressional approval. The President also can make a line item veto, meaning he rejects a portion of a bill those about budget. Today, the chief executive not only enforces laws concerning crime but also for public health, business regulation, and civil rights, among many other issues of today’s society. President has the power to enforce law but also holds the power to pardon convicted criminals.