Assignment task:
1.) Presidential power has greatly expanded since the Founding. The war power is one way that presidential power has expanded. Presidents have used their Commander-in-Chief power to expand the president's war powers. What are two other ways that presidential power has expanded over time? Briefly explain each. Need Assignment Help?
Bonus: What's a third way presidential power has expanded? (1/2 point)
2.) The party organization exists at the local, state, and national level. The national party organization runs presidential nominating conventions and works to elect federal officials. Briefly discuss what the other two levels of the party organization do for the political party.
3.) Your textbook explains the struggle for equality that a number of groups have experienced over the course of American history. The experiences of Black Americans, women, Hispanic Americans, Indigenous Groups, Asian Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans, Americans with Disabilities, and Religious Minorities are discussed in the textbook.
Choose one of these groups and discuss three major events or actions in their struggle for equality in the United States of America.?
4.) Your textbook discusses three potential causes of party polarization in the United States. Sorting, when voters change their allegiances to the party that better fits their values, is one cause of party polarization. What are two other potential causes of party polarization in the United States? Briefly explain each.
5.) The Supreme Court has expanded individual rights in a number of ways over the past 100 years. Briefly discuss three Supreme Court cases that expanded individual rights.
(It's fine if you do not remember the exact case names. Simply write a sentence or two explaining how the Court expanded individual rights for each of the three cases you discuss.)
Bonus: Discuss a 4th case that expanded individual rights (1/2 point)
6.) Supreme Court Justices issues three types of opinions on the cases they hear: majority opinions, dissenting opinions, and concurring opinions. Briefly explain each of these three types of opinions issued by Supreme Court justices.
7.) The American president can take a number of direct, unilateral actions. One direct action is the president's ability as the Commander-in-Chief to order the American military to engage in conflicts abroad if the president thinks it's in the naton's best interest. What are three other direct actions that presidents can take? Briefly explain each.
8.) There were a number of debates over how to design the presidency during the drafting of the United States Constitution. One debate was over how many people should serve as "the executive": one person, two people, or a team of people. What were two other debates over how the design the presidency? Briefly explain each.