The document outlines ways in which a President's power and influence is increased domestically. It discusses the President's veto power, ability to appoint executive branch leaders and cabinet members, influence over their political party through polarization, and ability to impact policy by submitting a budget request to Congress, though it requires Congressional approval. The President can extend their influence through threats of vetoes, having allies lead departments, prioritizing their own party, and attempting to get their budget passed, though it may require compromise.

1. Brandon Peralta
Unit III Essay Question #10 – Outline
A) President Powers
1. Veto – This power allows the President to cancel decisions, enactments and/or bills by
the Senate. This extends the President’s influence on Congress by just a threat of a veto.
Congressmen tend to create legislature to the President’s liking or support or it may
face the possibility of being vetoed.
2. Appoint Executive Branch Leaders/ Cabinet etc. – Appointing top officials, cabinet
members, and even military officers, is like a reflection of the President’s domestic
policy. These selected people usually carry out policy that is at least similar to the
President’s if not his own already. This not only spreads the President’s domestic policy
around, it increases it.
B) Term Definitions
1. Party Polarization – AKA partisanship. The President is the leader of his political
party. Not only does the President help his own party out by giving them higher
priority than the other party, policymaking in Congress is greatly influence by the
party the President resides in. This is because the President will less be likely to
accept legislature influence from the opposing party.
2. Mandatory Spending – Mandatory Spending are expenses that must be made by the
U.S budget, such as Social Security. Each President creates a budget request.
Obviously, if fully accepted by Congress, then the President’s policy is imposed in the
economy and that obviously increases the President’s policy in the nation. This is
also limited, because the President must create a budget to Congress’ liking or he
would have to compromise his budget or even create new one. This is because
Congress doesn’t have to accept the budget if they don’t like it.