The powers of a more symbolic nature include promulgating the laws, but other government leaders must counter-sign; the power to declare martial law, but the Legislative Yuan must ratify it; and the power to take emergency action, but this can only be employed if the nation is in a crisis situation. We should not immediately change the powers of the presidency just because the president has been popularly elected.
屬於較虛的權力部分則有公佈法令，但要其他首長副署；戒嚴權，但要立法院追認；緊急處分權，則屬於國家危急情況時才得動用，不會因為總統民選就馬上改變總統職權。