Labor and Education Departments Merged

The Trump administration unveiled a plan to "merge the Labor and Education departments...into a new Department of Education and the Workforce...[T]he proposal would require congressional approval and [is] expected to face significant opposition from both Democrats and some Republicans. The sweeping plan builds on Trump's pledge to shrink the size and scope of the federal government."

-Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2018

Describe an informal power the president could use to promote the plan outlined in the scenario.

In the context of the scenario, explain how the use of an executive informal power described in Part A can be affected by the president's interaction with Congress.

In the context of the scenario, explain how citizens unhappy with the proposal may use linkage institutions to express their displeasure.