The true role of a president in the U.S. government

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(09-14-2016, 07:45 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So when the framers wrote the Constitution they saw Congress as the focus. Congress was the government. We didn't see the expansion of the executive branch until the New Deal, really. So if the primary body of government was to rest with Congress and now it is not there, should we reevaluate our current political structure?

The power still rests with Congress. We put an emphasis on the President, and that office has more authority now, but Congress still has more power over him.