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[[Image:Presidential seal 506x508.gif|thumbnail|right|300px|The [[United States]] Presidential Seal]]

[[Image:Presidential seal 506x508.gif|thumbnail|right|300px|The [[United States]] Presidential Seal]]

The '''President of the United States''' is the head of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Executive Branch]]. As the [[head of  state]] of the [[United States of America]] the President is one of the most powerful people in the [[world]].  The writers of the [[United States Constitution|constitution]] recognized that they were writing a job description which, in [[England]], was and is filled by the office of the [[Prime Minister]] and position of the [[Monarchy|Monarch]].  At that time, the Monarchy of England did not seem to serve the common man and the Founders wanted to create a [[government]] that did.

The '''President of the United States''' is the head of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Executive Branch]]. As the [[head of  state]] of the [[United States of America]], the president is one of the most powerful people in the [[world]].  The writers of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] recognized that they were writing a job description which, in [[England]], was and is filled by the office of the [[prime minister]] and position of the [[Monarchy|monarch]].  At that time, the monarchy of England did not appear to serve the common man and the [[Founding Fathers]] wanted a [[government]] that did.

==Current President==

==Current President==

The 44th and current President is [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. He took office on January 20, 2009. His predecessor was [[George W. Bush|George Walker Bush]].

The 44th and current President is [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. He took office on January 20, 2009. His predecessor was [[George W. Bush|George Walker Bush]].

==Election==

==Election==

The president is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a popular vote but rather through the [[Electoral College]]. This process makes the presidency one of the few elected officials in the [[United States of America]] chosen indirectly. The [[Founding Fathers]] implimented this procedure to ensure the relevance of smaller states in the voting process.

The president is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a popular vote but rather through the [[Electoral College]]. This process makes the presidency one of the few elected officials in the [[United States of America]] chosen indirectly. The Founding Fathers implimented this procedure to ensure the relevance of smaller states in the voting process.

==Term Limits==

==Term Limits==