In what ways does the US Presidency support and limit the formation of an ideal democracy

 First what is a democracy? According to the Webster's Dictionary definition of a democracy is a government sponsored by the people, where the majority rule and the highest office is usually run through representatives of the people.

Okay, knowing that, what is the definition of a republic? The answer to this question is according to the Webster's Dictionary is that it is a government that has an executive which is not a monarch and is usually called a president and where citizens have the right to vote.

I have another one for you, what about capitalism or perhaps even socialism? Capitalism is where land and wealth are with the people. Socialism is a government in which the people own and control the economic systems. 

Knowing these definitions we can now try to answer our first question; does the US presidency support or limit the formation of a democracy. Well, the United States is actually a combination of a democracy, a republic, capitalistic, and socialistic. With this the president does both support and limit the formation of an ideal democracy. The president of the United States is the only representative that is voted upon by all of the citizens of the nation. However, with that said depending upon how the the Congress is split, meaning if the majority of the congress is democratic as it was before our mid-term elections back in November of 2010, the president has more chances in getting his specific agendas because President Obama was in specific terms the head of the Democratic Party. As our Congress stands now it provides more checks and balances to prevent such overuse of power.

The president of the United States is supposed to listen to his/her constituents and help provide protection, equality, and the rights given by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.