This is a good way to piss off a professor who used to be a hippie Liked the argument, but didn't agree The broad language of the second article of the Constitution left many questions about the power and authority of the President and the Executive branch of the Federal Government. Since George Washington, each Chief Executive has come to the position with different beliefs on the responsibility and power of the President. However the …showed first 75 words of 1362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1362 total…are out of his control. The pressures that these events and the public reaction to them probably have the greatest influence over his behavior and decisions.                                                                                                   Actions and behavior of a President are the result of a complex set of circumstances. No one criteria can be used to explain the behavior of the president in any event. Explaining actions on the basis of one criteria is futile and should be reserved to talk radio hosts.