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Posts By: peter
Handout 2: US Federalism – Chapter Summary
WHAT IS FEDERALISM AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? Chapter summary of American Politics Today, by William Bianco and David Canon Levels…
Read MoreExtract 2: US Federalism Today
Source: US Daily Review by Kevin Price The question of whether “federalism” as handed down to us by those who founded…
Read MoreArticle 1: US Federalism, Past, Present, Future
The U.S. Information Service’s Electronic Journal — Issues of Democracy, April 1997 — Katz on American federalism AMERICAN FEDERALISM, PAST, PRESENT…
Read MoreExtract 1: Federalist Paper 51 on Checks and Balances
In this Federalist Paper, James Madison explains and defends the checks and balances system in the Constitution. Each branch of government…
Read MoreProtected: Test: Presidency (answers)
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Read MoreTest: Presidency
End of Topic Test: The Presidency Under the US Constitution, what are the qualifications to be president? A natural-born US citizen…
Read MoreArticle 2: What Makes a Successful President?
What makes a successful president? Bennett, Anthony J. “What makes a good president? Debate often focuses on the power of the…
Read MoreSummary: How to Evaluate Presidents
Understanding and Evaluating Presidents Understanding and evaluating presidents poses problems for political scientists because only one president serves at time and…
Read MoreExtract 1: President and Public – Roosevelt’s Stewardship Theory
Extract1: The President and the Public Theodore Roosevelt changed the public’s perception of the presidency by asserting the centrality of the…
Read MoreSummary: Presidential Power
Summary: Presidential Power There are three categories of presidential power: Constitutional powers: powers explicitly granted by the Constitution Delegated powers: powers…
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