4)Doyouknowanyofthenamesof theseleaders?5)Whatotherfunction(s)doestheleadershipofCongressservebesidesitscongressional function?AreyouawareofanyrecentnewseventthathasdirectbearingontheleadershipofCongress (explainandrelate)? 4.Discussincompletedetail(citingrelevantarticle(s)andsections),theformal,constitutionalpowersofthe PresidentoftheUnitedStates.Whichpowersareunrestricted?Whichareconditional?Whichareexplicit? Whichareimplicit?HowdidthePresidentmanagetogathersomuchmorepowerthantheConstitution allottedtohim?Inadditiontotheabove,whatinformalpowersdoesthePresidenthaveaccordingtoyour textbook?WhatarethesourcesofthePresident'spoweraccordingtoyourtextbook(formalandinformal)? 5.Electionsaremorethananexerciseinchoosingthenextrepresentative.Theyareamanifestationofthe politicalrealityofthesysteminwhichtheyoccur.InyouressayrelateelectoralsystemsinAmericato electoralpoliticsinAmericafromthecensusallthewaytotheElectoralCollege.Lastlylistanddescribethe variouselectionsthesesystemsandpoliticsresultinatthefederallevel. 6.Discusswhyandhowinterestgroupsandpoliticalpartiesinfluencethepolicymakingprocessby pointingtotheirimpactonthelegislative,executiveandjudicialbranchesofgovernment.(Thisquestion requiresyoutoaddresstheAlmondandPowellmodelandthefunctionsandrolesoftheinstitutionswithin thepoliticalsystem.Italsorequiresyoutoreflectonthevariousmodelsofdemocraticdecisionmakingand theimpactandmeaningofthosemodelsonthepolicyprocess.Finally,requiresyoutoreflectontheway policyismadebythegovernmentbytakingexamplesofpoliciesandfollowingthemthroughthethree branchesandbeyond.) 7.Discusstheprocessofpoliticalsocializationasitrelatestopoliticalopinionbuildingandpolitical participation.Inyourdiscussionbesuretoaddresstheagentsofsocialization,thespectrumofopinions,the kindsofparticipationandthefactorsaffectingelectoralchoiceandoutcomes.Besuretoalsomakereference totherelevantchaptersinyourtextbook.