Why Might We Use the Phrase "The Symbolic President" to Describe

Why might we use the phrase "the symbolic president" to describe the modern president?

A) because the president has few direct powers in the policy-making process
B) because,for many Americans,the president is the American government
C) because,for many Americans,the president has become so ineffectual that any presidential action is seen merely as symbolic in nature
D) because the media discusses the president in symbolic terms and does not focus on a president's policy proposals