[SOLVED] President and Congress Assignment
Wk 2 – Signature Assignment: Congress and the President [due Mon] Assignment Content This assignment is designed to help you think about how the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and examine how the presidency and Congress are functioning today. For this assignment, consider: The relationship between the U.S. Congress and the president The changes and challenges in the United States from the time of the Founding Fathers original vision until present day Write a 350- to 525-word essay discussing the function of and relationship between the U.S. Congress and the president. There is an optional Congress and the President Template available to download and use for formatting this assignment. In your essay: Explain the U.S. Congress structure and makeup. Describe the differences between the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Describe how bills become laws. Define the powers granted to the U.S. Congress and the president in the U.S. Constitution. Explain the checks and balances of power between the U.S. Congress, the president, and the judiciary. Define the presidents role and responsibilities. Discuss the evolution of presidential power. You are encouraged to incorporate vocabulary terms from this weeks materials into your response and to use the resources provided in the Learning Activities folder and in your instructor’s discussion posts. Include a reference list in APA format and cite references following APA citation standards to support your assignment. Do not use Wikipedia, Quora, Yahoo Questions or other crowdsourced websites as references. APA Reference Template.docx Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. APA 7 UOPX Sample Paper Format.pdf Submit your assignment. Click on the Submit button; scroll down until you see “Use this space to build your submission” and click on the Add Content button; from the dialogue box that appears, select the plus circle icon on the far right of the menu bar; from the drop down menu select insert local files; select save on the pop up box. If your Originality Report score is more than 35% you must edit your submission and resubmit. The grading rubric found in the side bar explains the grading standard for this assignment.
