Prime Minister Vs. Usa President
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Many people would like to believe that the president is the most powerful person in the world. However, the structure of America has put restraints on the president that a Prime Minister would not have. There are many differences between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada. These differences include regulations, term of office, powers, and cultures. Throughout this paper you will learn that just being the leader of their country is about as similar as these two people get.
Here in the United States, we have had many presidents throughout the years. Starting with George Washington, and finishing up with George Bush. Our president is the chief executive, with the legislative and judicial branches to keep checks and balances in place. Our two counties have some similarities in the qualifications in becoming the leader of the country, but the differences most definitely outweigh these similarities. To become the president of the United States you must have three things: you must be a natural born citizen of the United States, you must have a resident in United States for at least fourteen years, and you must be at least thirty five years old. Additionally, if you have ever held office and been removed by conviction from an impeachable cause, you may not run for president (
Another great difference between our president and the prime minister of Canada is the terms of office. A president has a limit of time in office, and can serve up to two terms, four years at a time. I believe like this is a good and bad thing. While it gives our president time to make good decisions, and time to actually change things in our country, if the president has bad ratings, there is nothing we can do about it until his term is up. There is only one circumstance when a president can be voted out of office before his term is up, and that is called impeachment. This can happen when the president has committed acts treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, thus giving the power to the house of representatives to impeach him, and the senate the power to remove him for office, given a two-thirds vote to convict. This rarely happens though, and throughout history only two presidents have ever been impeached; Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 (
Now many people believe that being the leader of your country means you can do whatever you want. Fortunately this is not the case when it comes to the president and the prime minister. Each of these men has restrictions on their powers, though these restrictions are very different. The president has many powers such as war time powers and judicial powers. During war time, the president has the power to control all war related industries, can place limits on wages and prices, can decide ration of food, clothing, and manufactured items, and can even suspend come personal freedom, such as curfew. These suspensions must be restored when the “emergency” has passed. Some of his judicial powers include that he appoints all federal judges and US attorneys, and has the power to pardon. He also is responsible for carrying out court orders and decisions. Though these powers sound like the president can do pretty much anything, he does have restrictions. There are three main limits