Question

In November 2014, President Obama announced an expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program through an executive order. The policy would protect over 700,000 more children of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Republican members of Congress denounced the order as an abuse of executive power. Previously, members of the House of Representatives had voted to defund the program. This scenario best illustrates which of the following?a. A reluctant bureaucracy can hinder a president’s agenda.
b. Public opinion can influence how Congress responds to a president.
c. Iron triangles form between members of the president’s party and opponents in Congress.
d. Presidents exert informal powers when their policy agenda conflicts with that of Congress.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Presidents exert informal powers when their policy agenda conflicts with that of Congress.

Explanation:

The scenario described in the question best illustrates option d.

The President has formal and informal powers. Formal powers are given by the Constitution. However, informal powers are not written in the Constitution and they are used in certain situations, therefore, they are not used regularly.