K5PO7 US presidency and executive power personal learning checklist
AQA A-level Politics 7152 · Paper 2
Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________
Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.
| I can | Red | Amber | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formal powers and constitutional constraints | |||
| Explain presidential authority and its distinct constitutional bases | |||
| Evaluate executive orders without treating them as unlimited legislation | |||
| Informal resources and executive organisation | |||
| Assess public persuasion, party support and agenda influence | |||
| Compare cabinet, EOP, staff and bureaucracy as presidential resources and constraints | |||
| Presidential power in historical cases | |||
| Evaluate presidential leadership and compromise through Obama's health reform | |||
| Explain Nixon's changing power through institutions, evidence and political support | |||
| Imperial or imperilled? | |||
| Reach a conditional judgment on presidential capacity and accountability | |||
Next revision priority: __________________________________________________