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Assignment:
1. Presidents are generally thought to have advantages over Congress in conducting foreign policy because of the formal and informal powers of the presidency.
a. Identify two formal constitutional powers of the President in making foreign policy.
b. Identify two formal constitutional powers of Congress in making foreign policy.
c. Identify two informal powers of the President that contribute to the President's advantage over Congress in conducting foreign policy.
d. Explain how each of the informal powers identified in 'c' contributes to the President's advantage over Congress in conducting foreign policy.
2. The United States Constitution's rati?cation resulted from a political process that required compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalism. Many of the debates in government today continue to reflect the concerns of each perspective.
a. Compare the positions of Federalists and Anti-Federalism regarding the power of the national government.
b. Describe two features of the original Constitution that have led to a growth in the power of the national government.
c. Explain how each of the following additions to the Constitution addressed Anti-liederalisr concerns.
i. First Amendment
ii.Tenth Amendment
d. Explain how one of the following clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment has altered the balance of power between the state and national governments.
i. Due process clause
ii. Equal protection clause