AP U. S. Government and Politics
For your assignment, you will create a thesis and an outline of your evidence. Debate around the role of the president has intensified due in part to the shift from limited to more expansive power. Prepare a response to the following prompt based on a news event from within the last month.

Modern debate on the role of the president reflects varied perspectives and uses current events to argue for a more limited to a more expansive use of executive power. Articulate a defensible claim or thesis on whether presidents are justified in their use of formal and informal powers to meet the needs of the role of the office.

Steps:

Select a news event from within the last month that relates to the prompt.

Write a one-paragraph summary of the news article.

In a second paragraph, write a thesis that responds to the prompt, referencing your news event and a related provision of the Constitution or Federalist No. 70 as evidence.

Make a list of at least three points of support, with evidence, that support your thesis.