G4

(a) For each of the presidential powers below, explain one way that congressional decision making is affected by that power.

• Executive privilege

Executive privilege is the power for the president to withhold information from the public or congress and the courts. This affects the congressional decision making by not allowing Congress to make decisions because the information they get from the president is limited.

• Power to issue executive orders

Executive orders are orders given by the president that can be executed without the approval of Congress. This affects Congress because they have no say in what the President says so they can't decide what the president does.

• Power as commander in chief

As commander in chief, the president can send troops to seas without approval from Congress for a limit of 60 days. Congress can decide how much money is spent, if any, so the President can send troops but he could be not funded because of Congress.

(b) For each of the congressional powers below, explain one way that presidential decision making is affected by that power.

• Legislative oversight power

Legislative oversight is the power congress has to watch over or review other parts of government. The president can still stop some congressional power or lessen the extent of it.

• Senate advice and consent power

With this, the president chooses not to make controversial nominations for different positions because he knows that Congress has to agree with the nomination. Also, this makes him think about when to send out troops because he knows that Congress has the money power.

• Budgetary power

When the president wants to do something, he needs money, and since the budget comes from Congress, he has to consider Congress and the needs of Congress when planning what he wants. He can also postpone things in his agenda because he might not get budget approval from Congress.