Author Question: Does it matter if many people do not vote? What will be an ideal ... (Read 62 times)

mcmcdaniel · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Does it matter if many people do not vote?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Distinguish between the president's role as chief executive and the president's role as chief legislator.

What will be an ideal response?

nathang24 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain the theory that regardless of how many people vote, the results would be the same.
2, Evaluate whether that theory is true, when considering the disparate needs of the voting population.
3, Discuss the importance of public participation for the overall health of democracy.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Define the president's constitutional role in the legislative process: veto bills, recommend legislation, deliver a State of the Union address. Since the FDR era, presidents have also sought to influence national policymaking by actively supporting legislation.
2, Describe the role of chief executive. The president assembles a staff and the cabinet, enforces laws, and spends money allocated by Congress. The president is the top bureaucrat in the national government and is empowered to issue executive orders with regard to the federal bureaucracy that have the effect of law.