Which is true about modern presidents and institutional power?
a. Presidents are delegating too many constitutional powers to Congress, thus weakening their own institutional powers.
b. Presidents get the last-mover advantage, which increases their institutional power.
c. Presidents are increasingly institutionally powerful because they have more legal ability to act unilaterally.
d. Presidents' recent uses of executive orders and agreements have been ruled unconstitutional, decreasing the institutional power of presidents.
Question 2
Why was the War Powers Resolution (1973) adopted by Congress?
a. to expand the powers of the president in the conduct of war
b. to limit the powers of the military-industrial complex in influencing foreign policy
c. to reinvigorate the role of Congress in the conduct of war
d. to empower the president to act unilaterally when American troops are in harm's way
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