Which do you think make presidents more effective: their formal powers or their informal powers? Be ...

(Ans. #1)

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe the president's formal powers, including the veto, the State of the Union address, commander in chief, budget responsibilities, foreign policy, executive orders, etc. Characterize the strengths and limits of these powers.
2. Describe the president's informal powers that come through leadership and persuasion, including going public. Note that these powers can be considerable in the hands of a strong president.
3. Assess which set of powers are best suited for making the president more effective.

(Ans. #2)

Answer: b

(Ans. #3)

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe the Obama presidency.
2. Evaluate whether he has been a successful president by looking at details of his presidency.
3. Evaluate whether he has been a successful president by examining presidential powers and responsibilities and looking at whether Obama has used those powers wisely and lived up to his responsibilities.
4. Compare the Obama presidency to other presidencies to ascertain how good of a job Obama has done.

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