Assignment task: The U.S. Constitution divides authority between the branches of government, giving some powers to Congress and others to the president.
Q1. Identify and explain one power that is unique to the House of Representatives and one power that is unique to the Senate.
Q2. Identify and explain two powers that are unique to the president.
Q3. Explain a power that Congress can use to check the power of the president.
Q4. The role of the bureaucracy is to implement the policies established by laws enacted by Congress and enforced by the president.
Q5. Explain the role of Congress in relation to the bureaucracy.
Q6. Explain the role of the president in relation to the bureaucracy.
Q7. Give one example of an effective policy implementation by the bureaucracy and one example of an ineffective policy implementation.