The president of the United States
The president of the United States holds the executive power of his office. This position comes with diverse responsibilities and powers vested in the head of state. The president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and the head of the government. The president is also in charge of implementation and enforcement of policies created by the congress and appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the cabinet. According to Article II of the constitution, the president implemented the laws written by Congress (Winkler, 2017). The president does not have control of what the congress does but needs to heed its recommendations on various matters related to the state. The other executive agencies under the control of the president include the CIA and the environmental protection agency.
The extend of the presidential powers also lie in the appointment of over 50 federal committees such as the ambassadors, the federal reserve boards, the federal judges among other federal officials. These powers to appoint these officials allow the president to fill these positions with loyal Americans who support the ideals of the president. The prerogative to make these appointments makes the president more powerful (Kay, 2018). According to the United States constitution, the executive office of the president is made up of intermediate officers such as the office of the budget, office of management and the office of the United States trade representatives. All these offices answer directly to the executive branch of the United States, which is headed by the president.
Congress writes up policies that are then implemented by the president. In this respect, therefore, the president can sign the bills from congress into law. The president also has the power to veto those bills and refuse to sign them into law. The presidents can exercise this power at any point in time of his administration period. The executive branch of the United States government deals with diplomacy. In this case, the president has the power to negotiate and sign treaties on behalf of the American people (Gostin et al., 2020). Some guidelines and protocols govern the signing of treaties. Despite the power of the president to sign these treaties, he needs to have the two-third majority votes of the senate for the treaty to be implemented.