Why Might We Use the Phrase "The Symbolic President" to Describe

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why might we use the phrase "the symbolic president" to describe the modern president?

• A)because the president has few direct powers in the policy-making process
• B)because,for many Americans,the president is the American government
• C)because,for many Americans,the president has become so ineffectual that any presidential action is seen merely as symbolic in nature
• D)because the media discusses the president in symbolic terms and does not focus on a president's policy proposals

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