The President is unreliable --近距离看美国之二

Author: Lin Da
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Features: This book is the sequel to its predecessor. The author continues in the form of letters, starting from the question "What is the President of the United States?" and uses a series of stories to unfold the fundamental principles and operational details of the U.S. political and legal system. It allows readers to gain a deeper understanding of how the United States, within its own system, implements the supervision and limitation of power through "checks and balances." This book is the sequel to Historical Concerns from the Depths—A Close Look at America. The author continues in the form of letters, starting from the question "What is the President of the United States?" and uses a series of stories to unfold the fundamental principles and operational details of the U.S. political and legal system, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of how the United States, within its own system, implements the supervision and limitation of power through "checks and balances."
In 1787, four years after Britain recognized American independence, fifty-five representatives from twelve states gathered in a ordinary house in Philadelphia. They stayed inside for months, but what were they doing? They were trying to establish the United States' central government. They wanted to design a large "cash register"—a cash register that would create the concept that people are unreliable, that mechanisms must be used to select unreliable individuals, and that this mechanism would be used to divide political power. Among them, the most unsettling is the President