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Old 09-30-2016, 06:53 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by dillfly2000 View Post
Democracy makes a President mostly moot. Or am I wrong?
For the most part. Congress really controls things. The President has executive orders and has a lot of power to do things, but mostly they are a figurehead. You could think of them as a coach. They set up the plan and Congress carries it out.

To me the two biggest things they do is nominate judges especially Supreme Court Justices, and they act as a spokesman for our country when dealing with other countries.
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