Concept Application Analysis Practice FRQ AP Test

When Democrats couldn't pass their carbon cap-and-trade plan, the Obama administration instituted a power plan that outstripped the legal authority Congress had afforded the Environmental Protection Agency. If Trump is successful in rescinding there onerous regulations, he will be reinstituting boundaries on the regulatory state. If your goal is inhibiting energy production, then elect members of Congress to pass legislation that does so. --David Harsanyi

Describe the action taken by the Obama administration as described in the excerpt.

Explain how the action described in part A affects the balance of power between the president and Congress.

Describe an action a member of Congress could take to prevent or limit the policy adopted by the Obama administration.