Overview
2. How has the presidency developed over time? How has the office become more powerful?
3. Why is the presidential veto so powerful? How is it used to shape legislation?
4. What is Going Public? How does it work? Why and how has it changed over time?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of executive orders and executive agreements?
6. What is the bureaucracy? What are its chief characteristics as described by Max Weber?
7. How did the bureaucracy evolve over time? What were the three major stages of its development?
8. What were the first cabinet departments? How many agencies are there today?15. Describe the three eras of judicial review.
16. What is the structure of the federal judiciary?
17. What are the jurisdictions of the federal courts?
18. Describe judicial decision making.