THE Executive Agencies
THE Presidency1. Even though most modern democracies favor parliamentary or semi presidential systems over a strong presidential system, why has the U.S. Congress been willing to delegate so much authority to the chief executive?2. Discuss the formal and informal resources available to the President as she/he attempts to persuade others to help them meet their goals?3. From where do other nations leaders derive their power? For example, compare the source of power in both the British monarch and the Prime Minster to our president.THE Executive Agencies4. What factors complicate the presidents effort to manage the Executive Branch?5. Why do executive officials frequently disobey presidential directives? What does this behavior reveal about the motivations and incentives that executive officials sense and that influence how they do their jobs?6. How much power do executive agencies, their executives, and their civil-service employees exercise? What are the sources of their power?
