The limits on command suggest the structure of our government. The constitutiona

The limits on command suggest the structure of our government. The constitutional convention of 1787 is supposed to have created a government of ‘separated powers.’ It did nothing of the sort. Rather, it created a government of separated institutions sharing powers. ‘I am part of the legislative process,’ Eisenhower often said in 1959 as a reminder of his veto. Congress, the dispenser of authority and funds, is no less part of the administrative process. Federalism adds another set of separated institutions. The Bill of Rights adds others. Many public purposes can only be achieved by voluntary acts of private institutions; the press, for one, in Douglass Cater’s phrase is a “fourth branch of government.” And with the coming alliances abroad, the separate institutions of a London, or a Bonn, share in the making of American public policy. —From Richard Neustadt, “The Power to Persuade” from Presidential Power Prepare an essay in the form of an argument that favors or opposes the position taken in the excerpt.
In your essay, you must: Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning Support your claim or thesis with at least TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information: At least ONE piece of evidence must be from the U.S. Constitution (including amendments) At least ONE piece of evidence must be from Federalist No. 70 Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim/thesis Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective using refutation, concession, or rebuttal