What does the success of George W. Bush's faith-based initiative ...

[lilldybug07]

What does the success of George W. Bush's faith-based initiative illustrate about presidential power?
 
  A)Even though unilateral powers have limits, presidents can use themto shape both the content and the implementation of policies that Congress may not have enacted.
  B)Presidents are most successful when they are persuasive and build coalitions with Congress to pass legislation that advances their common interests.
  C)In the exercise of unilateral powers, presidents are still bound to respect and work within the limits of their formal constitutional powers.
  D)The unilateral actions undertaken to effect policy change by one president are easily reversed or undone by a successive president or Congress.

Question 2

Evaluate the statement The history of the American presidential nomination process is one of increasing democratization. Provide examples to support your ideas.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[aruss1303]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

The ideal answer should:
a. Discuss the changing nature of the nomination process from King Caucus to the implementation of the McGovernFraser reforms, noting that earliest indications of democratization did not begin until the progressive push for a direct primary system in the early twentieth century.
b. Explain how the McGovernFraser reforms set in process a series of actions by the parties to reform the nominating process in light of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, illustrating the changes with specific examples of some of the actions undertaken by the Democratic Party.
c. Make an argument assessing the overall level of democracy in the nomination process, taking into accounts the differences between primary and caucus voters, the effects of momentum, the consequences of Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance, and the changing nature of party conventions.