How the interaction between congress and the presidency

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Case Study: Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the USA FREEDOM Act, a bipartisan bill to reform the controversial domestic surveillance programs. The passage of this legislation is the result of strong bipartisan negotiations to strike a balance in order to protect American citizens' rights without dealing a blow to lawful and warranted surveillance efforts. Mr. Speaker, Congress did not intend for any law to authorize the indiscriminate collection of personal information from Americans. The USA FREEDOM Act will help end government overreach, while ensuring intelligence agencies have the tools at their disposal to lawfully pursue suspected terrorists in efforts to protect all Americans. As a member of the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, I applaud the Judiciary Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for working together to write a bill that strikes a balance to protect our constitutional rights without compromising our national security.
-Glenn Thompson, U.S. Representative (R) from Pennsylvania, May 14, 2015
Source: Congress.gov

Questions:

Describe an action Congress could take to address the issues outlined in the excerpt.
Explain how the use of congressional power described in part A can be affected by its interaction with the president.
Explain how the interaction between Congress and the presidency explained in part B can be affected by linkage institutions.

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