Why Must We Be Realistic About Expectations When Presidents Are

Multiple Choice

Why must we be realistic about expectations when presidents are facing difficulties in implementing their unilateral actions?

A) In practice, there is really no way for the other branches to resist presidential action.
B) Policy changes under a separation-of-powers system always come in fits and starts.
C) It is much easier to convince bureaucrats to execute laws than to convince them to execute unilateral actions.
D) The lack of self-executing mechanisms in presidential unitary actions increases their failure rate.