This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Describe the president's influence over the executive branch. Identify specific powers of the ... (Read 84 times)

audie

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 532
Describe the president's influence over the executive branch. Identify specific powers of the administrator in chief.
 
  Answer:

Question 2

Which president began the modern presidency, in which presidential decision making assumed greater importance than congressional decision making? Explain how.
 
  Answer:



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

ngr69

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 318
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the Constitution designates the president as administrator in chief by giving him or her the power to require the opinion of agency and department heads upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
2. Identify specific powers that the president can use to influence executive branch agencies, including appointment power and the power to take care that the laws are faithfully executed.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Name Franklin Delano Roosevelt as beginning the modern presidency.
2. Include information that Roosevelt was in office from the Great Depression until World War II.
3. Describe how the presidency changed with the creation of a new bureaucracy to manage the new federal agencies needed to implement the New Deal.
4. Include information about how he built a relationship with the people with his fireside chats.
5. Include information about him taking a leading role in domestic and foreign policy.





 

Did you know?

Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.

Did you know?

The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.

Did you know?

When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.

Did you know?

Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.

Did you know?

The top 10 most important tips that will help you grow old gracefully include (1) quit smoking, (2) keep your weight down, (3) take supplements, (4) skip a meal each day or fast 1 day per week, (5) get a pet, (6) get medical help for chronic pain, (7) walk regularly, (8) reduce arguments, (9) put live plants in your living space, and (10) do some weight training.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library