Presidential LeadershipPolitical leadership is the most sought after and at the same time the most feared concept in the American political system. This is a major part of the modern presidency, and perhaps the most difficult thing for a president to achieve. There are several reasons why it is difficult for a president to exercise political leadership. On the one hand, the founding fathers feared the concentration of power and therefore established a system of checks and balances. Congress challenges almost everything a president tries to accomplish. Second, the American people do not want concentrated power and want to get their message across, which is why they organize into interest groups. Interest groups can be very powerful, whether they work for or against the president, so presidents are careful not to have them as enemies. In order to gain political leadership, the president must be able to use his powers of persuasion, that is, be able to get his message across to the Washington community and be able to "go public", i.e. that is, being able to communicate effectively with Americans. public. For a president to achieve these two concepts, persuasion and public disclosure, he must meet a number of other conditions, which will be discussed in the following paragraphs. It is a known fact that United States presidents do not have many formal powers. A president cannot “force” Congress to do anything. He can't boss around the Supreme Court and he can't ignore interest groups. For a president to achieve his policy agenda, he must use his power of persuasion. For example, for a president to be able to get the military to act in a certain area, or for a member of Congress to vote for it, he must be able to persuade them to do so. To be able to convince a president... in the middle of a paper... it doesn't seem like a difficult task, but it actually is. Only a handful of our previous presidents were able to effectively reach the public. When you consider the diversity of people who live in the United States, you can see why it's so difficult to please everyone. The task of persuasion doesn't get any easier either, especially with the split vote that many Americans prefer. In recent decades, we have rarely seen a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress at the same time and vice versa. To successfully convince and publicize his speech, a President of the United States must have moral authority, a good staff working with him, and a good popularity rating with the public. If all of these conditions are met, the president will be able to enact more policies and solve more problems, thereby becoming a more effective political leader..