Which of the following parts of the executive branch is responsible for implementing policy and carrying out basic state functions?

Studies by the Census Bureau and by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy indicate that __________

a. the tax system in Texas is among the most regressive in the country b. the tax system in Texas is widely opposed by the citizens of the state c. state and local governments in Texas tax the poorest families in the state at lower percentages of their incomes than they tax the richest families d. the overall tax burden in Texas is higher than the national average

Discuss the power to persuade, going public, presidential character, and presidential style. Why are these personal features so important to presidential success? How do they help us to understand the presidency in ways that just studying the constitutional powers of the presidency does not?

What will be an ideal response?