US Presidency (Edexcel A Level Politics): Exam Questions

Evaluate the view that the presidential power of persuasion is the most significant influence on the policies and ideas of political parties.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that US foreign policy is dominated as much by Congress as by the presidency.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Examine the differences between the roles of the US president and the UK prime minister.

Examine the differences in the accountability of the executive to the legislature in the UK and the USA.

Examine the ways in which the US president and the UK prime minister exercise power over their cabinets.

Examine the similarities between the US president and the UK prime minister.

Examine the limitations on the power of the US president and the UK prime minister.

Examine the differences in the relationship between the executive and the judiciary in the UK and the USA.

Examine the differences in the sources of power available to the US president and the UK prime minister.

Evaluate the view that the president's informal powers are more important than his constitutional powers.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that a US president is more constrained in a second term than in a first.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that a president's success depends more on circumstances than on personal skill.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that the imperial presidency is a myth.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.