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human
ELI5: How can an American president with radical ideas achieve anything, if congress remains at status quo?
gpt
Well you've hit the nail on the head, though. The American president isn't SUPPOSED to make radical changes, typically. He's the head administrator, not the dictator. In general, the American system of government is supposed to be a horrid cluster fuck, with intentional divisions between governing bodies and a system designed to put politicians at odds with one another.