American government

explain why this concept matters (this shouldn’t need a citation because it should be your own critical thinking)
What’s significant about this concept? If you can respond to your “So what?” response with “Okay, who cares?” it means you haven’t gone deep enough. Avoid tautology — saying something matters because it’s important to know about is technically true, but is an empty statement.
Sticking with the concept of “president,” an example of a weak “so what” might be: “Presidents are significant because we have presidents in the United States, so it’s important to know about them.” This is tautology. It’s important to know about presidents because they’re important. Who cares that we have presidents in the U.S., why is that significant?
A better “so what” might explain that “The Founders did not originally intend the president to have significant powers for making law or policy, but over time, individual presidents have expanded the authority of their office. It’s important to be able to trace the expansion of presidential authority over time to understand when a president has overstepped historical bounds + whether Congress or the Supreme Court could intervene.”
give a definition (push yourself to put the definition in your own words, but it should still have a citation from a course material — even paraphrased bits need citations)