Select one of the formal or informal powers of the U.S. President from your text or the lists below. Explain how your selected power has played a role in expanding the powers of the modern presidency. Use one specific example of presidential actions.
Examples of formal powers granted to the president by the Constitution are:
- Commanding the military.
- Appointing Supreme Court justices and cabinet heads.
- Vetoing legislation.
Examples of the presidents informal powers are:
- Issuing executive orders.
- Negotiating executive agreements.
- Claiming executive privilege.
