A federal law exists banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage. It is not within the authority of the President to overturn that law. This can only be done by the legislative or judicial branches of the federal government. Therefore, President Obama has no choice but to leave the issue to the federal government for a decision.
The president is part of the executive branch. There are three branches to the federal government-- Executive (President Obama), Legislative (Congress), and Judiciary (Supreme Court).
The head of the executive branch is the president. Currently, Barack Obama is the president.
The Democrats are the ruling party in the US as of 2009.
The President of the US (in 2012) is Barack Obama.
President Obama falls under the executive branch of government.
Answer: The same kind we've had for more than 200 years: a Federal Republic.
President O'Bama was the Senator of Illonois before being Elected President.
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President Obama is apart of the Executive Branch.
The President is the chief executive of the US.
In the US, the President is Barack Obama.