How the President and Congress Collaborate on Domestic Policies

Abstract

How the president and the congress interact with each other in developing domestic policies While analyzing the roles of the president and congress in development of domestic policies, it is imperative to have a clear image of how public policies represent and their purpose. According to Purvis (23), public policy is a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action and funding priorities regarding a given idea as promulgated by a government entity or its representatives. The concerned parties derive these policies from a collection of laws, executive decisions and legal precedents with the executive branch serving as the primary entity that enacts these policies. The main purpose of public policy is to form guidelines and principles of a society which effect change as well as educates the society. In most cases, public policy comes in as a response to a noted problem thus orients towards a goal or a desired state such as serving as a potential solution to a problem. A good example is the American Recovery and Reinforcement Act which came in response to Great Depression effects as a stimulus package to stimulate American economy by preserving jobs and creating new ones. Since the president serves in the executive branch which is the primary entity that ensures enactment of a policy, such a figure implements and enforce laws written by Congress. To this effect, one can confirm that the main role of the president in domestic policy development is to execute laws enacted by Congress. However, it is imperative to note that even if the Constitution does not suggest or demand presidents to take lead in lawmaking, most presidents ever since the era of Franklin D Roosevelt New Deal have been giving proposals on programs and policies to the Congress (George and Eric Stern, 200). On the other hand, Congress makes policy by enacting laws with enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 serving as a viable example. These laws influences the daily of all Americans thus intended to serve as the voice of the people. The Congress ensures success of such enactment aimed at implementing a policy through funding government functions and programs, holding hearings to inform the...