INFORMAL POWERS

define domestic politics, giving 3 examples

issues within USA that directly concern citizens e.g:health care, gun control and racial issues

define head of state

the chief public representative of a country, who performs ceremonial functions on behalf of the country

what is meant by formal sources of power?

the formal roles that the president fulfils by virtue of possessing the office

The founding fathers created a president who would be both head of state and head of government- give the quote by Roosevelt in relation to this

“i am both king and prime minister”