Read the following article from Newsweek about how President Obama has been expanding the power of the Executive Branch.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/21/president-obama-s-executive-power-grab.html
Write a three paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions.
1. Why was Speaker Boehner unable to compromise with President Obama?
2. Why didn't Obama just want to solve the problem by himself?
3. If Congress would not pass the DREAM Act and Obama passed it unilaterally, what does that mean happened?
4. How did Congress react?
5. On what grounds can Congress criticize the Administration over not defending the Defense of Marriage Act?
6. FDR expanded power to solve help fix the Great Depression, & Bush expanded power to combat Terrorism. What is the problem Obama is expanding his powers to try to solve?
7. How is Congress dealing with the president's appointees differently than in the past?
8. How has the Senate operated under the Obama Administration?
9. Why does Congress have a hard time explaining to the electorate that the president is abusing his power?
10. Why is Congress upset that Obama is taking unilateral action?
11. What is Obama's plan for dealing with Congress in his second term?
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