Assignment:
Select one of the formal or informal powers of the U.S. President from your text or the lists below. Explain how your selected power has played a role in expanding the powers of the modern presidency. Use one specific example of presidential actions.
Examples of formal powers granted to the president by the Constitution are:
1. Commanding the military.
2. Appointing Supreme Court justices and cabinet heads.
3. Vetoing legislation.
Examples of the president's informal powers are:
1. Issuing executive orders.
2. Negotiating executive agreements.
3. Claiming executive privilege.