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12 B The executive branch of government – President (): evidence of waxing and waning presidential power the debate about the ‘Imperial versus Imperilled Presidency’. Students should examine case studies of recent Presidents and focus on one example that shows the waxing and waning of presidential power. Students should debate to what extent the modern presidency is an ‘imperial presidency’ or an ‘imperilled presidency’? Students should consider whether the President is more powerful in their first or second Students should finish their study of the US Presidency by practicing a 9 mark past paper question as well as a 25 mark stimulus question Historical examples of presidential power waxing and waning include Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Executive Office of the President, John F. Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton’s relationships with Congress depending on which party controls Congress. Students should clearly understand definitions of the terms ‘imperial presidency’ and ‘imperilled presidency’ and which presidents are most associated with these terms. 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 26, Number 4, April 2017: Obama’s second term: success or failure? Edward Ashbee Politics Review Volume 25, Number 4, April 2016: The US Presidency: are second-term President’s lame ducks? Anthony Bennett Politics Review Volume 24, Number 2, November 2014 (extra resources archive): . Katy Ivey. In this exercise you will look at the highs and lows of Obama's presidency so far
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