The President has a wide variety of domestic powers. Some of these powers can be checked by Congress or the courts. Others can b
e used by the President to check Congress or the courts. Pretend that you were one of the Framers of the Constitution.
What powers would you give the President? Think about the constitutional requirement that the President “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Write two powers that you would give the President if you were creating the Constitution.
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court
Because it weakened the Japanese morale. The IJN would no longer be capable of operations in the Pacific Southwest because their resources were low. They were also still reeling from the losses at Midway.
The Americans secured Henderson field, a major airfield that prevented the Japanese from spreading south into Australia. The Aussies would be helpful in Operation D-Day.
US-Australian supply lines were no longer under threat. It's why the IJN tried to take the island in the first place.
