presidential-congressional relations 3.3

Question 1

what are three limits to congressional-presidential relations

Answer 1

• Congress vote according to their constituencies’ views, rather president’s
• president does not work alongside a team within Congress = cannot regularly promote or demote them
• bipartisan control or divided government between president and Congress

Question 2

how comes the president seems to be more powerful than congress when it comes to initiating legislation

Answer 2

they represent the will of the people and can set the country’s priorities = agenda setting

Question 3

what are ways in which the president can further push his agenda and be more influential in the legislative process

Answer 3

• veto power
• signing a bill
• speaking directly to Congress
• meeting with individual members of the legislative body
• EXOP has helped the president to have high levels of authority = superior sources of information and advice

Question 4

what are ways in which congress are more powerful than the president when it comes to the legislative process

Answer 4

• create its own list of policy priorities
• divided government = opposing party more influence to push its own agenda
• Congress also has its own power and authority to make laws
• Congress can shape legislation = alter presidential proposals