POL SCI 001 LAVC Executive Branch's Blank Check Questions

Overview

It's time to Tear up the Executive Branch's Blank Check: Congress must reassert its constitutional authority on national government

Now that you learned the functions of Congress in chapter 11 and the Role of the President in chapter 12, let's discuss how the checks and balances are needed now from Congress on the President.

Let's read the article "It's Time to Tear Up the Executive Branch's Blank Check": Congress must reassert its constitutional authority on national government by Russ Feingold.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/its-time-tear-executive-branchs-blank-checkLinks to an external site.

In an essay format use the questions below to help you with your response. Double space and use the article provided.

1) What do you think the author meant by tearing down the executive branch "Blank Check"?

2) What did the article say about the "functions" of Congress? (Go back to chapter 11 to review the functions of congress)

3) What did the article say about the "role" of the President? (Go back to chapter 12 to review the roles of the president)

4) From your perspective, do you think that Congress needs to reassert its constitutional authority on national security? Elaborate your response.