2004 FRQ No.1Zachary Meher

What does it tell you?

• Presidents are generally thought to have advantages over Congress in conducting foreign policy because of the formal and informal powers of the presidency.

What’s it asking?• Identify two FORMAL constitutional

powers of the President in making foreign policy.

• Identify two FORMAL constitutional powers of Congress in making foreign policy.

• Identify two INFORMAL powers of the President that contribute to the President’s advantage over congress in conducting foreign policy.

• Explain your answer to part C.

• Identify two FORMAL constitutional powers of the President in making foreign policy.

• What to think about:

• Foreign Policy can equate to war.

• President can commit troops to foreign lands. (Commander-in-Chief)

• Foreign Policy can regard relations to things not yet existent.

• President can acknowledge the formation of new nations.

• Identify two FORMAL constitutional powers of Congress in making foreign policy.

• Once again, THINK WAR!

• Power to declare war

• How do we make money from other nations?

• Foreign commerce, which Congress has the power to regulate.

• Identify two INFORMAL powers of the President that contribute to the President’s advantage over congress in conducting foreign policy.

• Why is the President, in practice, stronger than Congress in foreign relations?

• The media cares about them(media coverage)

• Recognized as a global leader

Can you explain the last slide?

• Media Coverage...

• Easy access to the President as opposed to Congress. As well, the President can influence the public through the media, bypassing formal processes.

• Global Leader

• The US is one of the world’s most influential powers...of course its leader will be influential as well.