What does the success of George W. Bush's faith-based initiative illustrate about presidential power?
A)Even though unilateral powers have limits, presidents can use themto shape both the content and the implementation of policies that Congress may not have enacted.
B)Presidents are most successful when they are persuasive and build coalitions with Congress to pass legislation that advances their common interests.
C)In the exercise of unilateral powers, presidents are still bound to respect and work within the limits of their formal constitutional powers.
D)The unilateral actions undertaken to effect policy change by one president are easily reversed or undone by a successive president or Congress.
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Presidents have to spend time leading the legislature in order to gain support for their initiatives because the American system is one of __________
a. limited power b. equal power c. shared powers d. diminishing power e. unlimited power
The justification for the preemptive use of force was first proposed by
a. Augustine. c. Hugo Grotius. b. Thomas Aquinas. d. the George W. Bush Administration.