Part 1 of Essay
Never before has the executive branch been faced with such scrutiny, abuse, and pressure. Historically, a stronger president renders a weaker legislature.Household names like Washington, Lincoln, and FDR had no problem exercising exclusive control of their respective America. Today, President Clinton has been successful ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... was passed and the strong centralized government no longer boasted exclusive control over the presidency. The electoral college was intended to satiate the demands of federalists as well as antifederalists but as history has evinced, it didn't. With the Electoral College in effect, the fate of the presidency still lied in the hands of elite America. Each state appointed a number of electors equal to the number seats that state carried in the house and senate. In other words, when a citizen cast a vote, he/she ....