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Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Presidency

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Why might bureaucrats who are not presidential appointees be more responsive to congressional mandates and demands than to the president’s orders, even though the president heads the executive branch?
2. What can members of Congress do to stop a president from changing policy unilaterally? Which of these methods seems most effective, and why?
3. Why do you think Americans often hold the president more accountable than Congress for the state of the economy?

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