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Democracy 1

Democracy

The executive , its powers , functions and limitations

The president is the head of the national administration , it is his duty to see the constitution , the laws and the treaties of the United States and the judicial decisions rendered by the federal courts are duly enforced throughout the country . In the fulfillment of this duty , he may direct the heads of the departments and their subordinates in the discharge of the function vested in by the acts of congress . To grasp clearly the function of the president in relation

to legislation , it is necessary to recall the fact that the American executive is non-parliamentary , it is neither chosen by nor from the legislature nor removable by it . The veto power of the president enables him to refuse his consent to a bill passed by congress and if it is rejected , it has to be again passed in each house by a two-third majority . This has been an effective power to prevent hasty and unwise legislation and has been frequently used on numerous occasions (Appadorai , 2000 ,

.311

Further , the president or his advisors do not have , either by law or custom , the right to be present in congress and take part in the discussion , and therefore , they are not in a position directly to provide the initiative and guidance in law making , so largely and effectively provided in the British parliament by the cabinet (Appadorai , 2000 ,

.314 ) nor the president has the right to summon (except for...