Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. Before we begin...

    1. Video: Power to the President

    2. How do Formal Powers Limit the Government?

    3. Expressed (Formal) Powers

    4. Implied (Informal) Powers

    5. Compare and Contrast: Implied v Expressed

    6. Article II of the U.S Constitution

    7. Chapter 1: Quiz

    1. Infographic: Expressed Powers

    2. What are the Expressed Powers of the Executive Branch?

    3. Why are These Powers Expressly Stated?

    4. Expressed Power Expansion with Thomas Jefferson

    5. Video: The Historical Audacity of the Louisiana Purchase

    6. Chapter 2: Quiz

    1. Video: President's Inherent Powers

    2. What are the Implied Powers of the Executive Branch?

    3. Why are these Powers Implied and not Expressly Stated?

    4. Expansion of Implied Powers

    5. Joe Biden and the "Bully Pulpit"

    6. Video: What are Executive Orders?

    7. What about Executive Orders?

    8. President Leading Armed Forces in War

    9. Lincoln and the Civil War

    10. Chapter 3: Quiz

    1. FDR's Veto of a Revenue Bill

    2. Carter and the Creation of the Panama Canal

    3. What are Presidential Pardons?

    4. The History of Presidential Pardons

    5. Recent Presidential Pardons

    6. Chapter 4: Quiz

    1. What are the Executive's Goals in a Limited Government?

    2. Why does the Executive Need to be Limited?

    3. Do Expressed and Implied Powers Add to Executive Authority?

    4. What if the Executive Oversteps?

    5. Joe Biden and Student Loan Forgiveness

    6. Article: Biden Begins Shadow Loan Forgiveness Plan

    7. Chapter 5: Quiz

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