7 the president in the lawmaking process
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Essential Question:• What are the institutions and
policy-making processes of the national government?
• What are the links between
the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?
*The President can campaign across the country to raise support for a Congressional bill
Sandy Hook Elementary
“Majority Party”
December 2012
20 Children
280-147
*The President (really someone in his office) writes the first draft of the national budget and SUGGESTS where our tax dollars go
*The President can call special sessions of Congress after an emergency
“He may on extraordinary
occasions convene the two
houses of Congress”
Article II Section 3
*The President gives the “State of the Union Address” each January
“He may from time to time give
to Congress information on the state of the
Union”
Article II Section 3
Message
The president can influence legislation under consideration by Congress through all of the
following actions EXCEPT:
A.Speaking out across the country to influence public opinion
B.Inviting members of Congress to the White House to apply political pressure
C.Threatening to veto legislation unless certain changes are made
D.Sending members of his cabinet to speak on the floor of Congress in support of the president’s position
All of the following are formal or informal sources of presidential power EXCEPT:
A.The president’s ability to raise taxes
B.The president’s access to the media
C.The Constitution
D.The precedents set by previous presidential administrations