When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution of the United States of America, they limited the power of the President of the United States and gave all power to Congress. Although, the president does head up the Cabinet, which is made up of 15 departments; the secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. This power was only given to the president in order to carry out the wishes of Congress. Congress can only declare war and appropriate money. Even though the President is the commander of the armed forces, Congress has to appropriate the money for the armed forces. Congress also has to approve the secretary of defense, and Congress has the power to impeach the President. Since all power is given to the Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate should always work together regardless of whichever party is in power. Read more at internetfreepress.com and get an education and a college degree for free at digitaluniversityofamerica.com.