and how this came archive): What can we about. Students should expect from President focus on methods the Jeremy Taylor Trump? President uses to circumvent Congress such as executive orders, signing statements and executive agreements. Paper 3 only. 9 A Students should draw 9 B The executive branch of Students should examine Chapter 6: ‘The upon their government President (): constraints on presidential power, Presidency’ in A2 US – Constitutional assessing which is most effective Government and Politics constraints on President’s knowledge to examine and when. Students should look by Anthony J Bennett ability to exercise those the executive branch in over their Supreme Court and powers: relation to the other Chapter 10: ‘The Congress notes to remind the effectiveness of branches of Presidency’ in American themselves of the checks that the formal checks and government. Students Politics and Society by judiciary and legislature place on balances should understand the David McKay (2017: 9th the President. key variables such as concepts and Edition) party support in implications of the Students should debate whether Congress constitutional principles Congress or the President has Politics Review Volume the prevailing of checks and the upper hand in domestic and 23, Number 4, April 2014: orientation of the balances and foreign policy. The modern President: Supreme Court separation of powers. transformational leader or the attitudes of the In particular, students Neil Whiskerd facilitator? media and public should understand that opinion. this means that the President often has to rely on the power to persuade.
and how this came about. Students should focus on methods the President uses to circumvent Congress such as executive orders, signing statements and executive agreements. archive): What can we expect from President Trump? Jeremy Taylor 9 A Paper 3 only. 9 B The executive branch of government – President (): constraints on President’s ability to exercise those powers: the effectiveness of formal checks and balances key variables such as party support in Congress the prevailing orientation of the Supreme Court the attitudes of the media and public opinion. Students should examine constraints on presidential power, assessing which is most effective and when. Students should look over their Supreme Court and Congress notes to remind themselves of the checks that the judiciary and legislature place on the President. Students should debate whether Congress or the President has the upper hand in domestic and foreign policy. Students should draw upon their Constitutional knowledge to examine the executive branch in relation to the other branches of government. Students should understand the concepts and implications of the constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers. In particular, students should understand that this means that the President often has to rely on the power to persuade. Chapter 6: ‘The Presidency’ in A2 US Government and Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 10: ‘The Presidency’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 23, Number 4, April 2014: The modern President: transformational leader or facilitator? Neil Whiskerd