Effectiveness of the Presidency

Question 1

What are the 8 limiting factors to the President?

Answer 1

1) Public option
2) Pressure groups
3) media
4) Federal bureaucracy
5) Federalism
6) Supreme Court
7) congress
8) Party unity

Question 2

What is the comparison that shows the value of public option to a presidency?

Answer 2

Clinton survived many scandals because his public option was so high. Nixon saw the flip side of this

Question 3

What can pressure groups do to impact the effectiveness of a President?

Answer 3

Mobilise option for/ against a Presidency

Question 4

How does the federal bureaucracy limit the President?

Answer 4

He is just one person out of 15 executive departments and some 60 other federal agencies, boards and commissions employing more than 3 million people. This can make it hard to get stuff done

Question 5

How does federalism limit the power of the Presidency?

Answer 5

Many federal programmes have to be implemented by state and local governments across the UK

Question 6

How does the Supreme Court limit the power of the Presidency?

Answer 6

They can declare any executive action as unconstitutional

Question 7

What can congress overturn that limits the President’s power?

Answer 7

Veto

Question 8

How does the President rely on Congress that makes him limited?

Answer 8

He relies on them to pass he legislation that he wants

Question 9

What does congress have the power to do that limits the president internationally?

Answer 9

Authorise the use of troops / declare war

Question 10

What does congress approve that limits the power of the president?

Answer 10

Any executive appointment approved by the senate

Question 11

What must the President disclose to congress?

Answer 11

Executive agreements

Question 12

What must congress ratify?

Answer 12

Any treaty