Three Approaches to the Presidency

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Three Approaches to the Presidency

• Historical
• Institutional
• Character

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Historical Presidential Power

• War Presidents Military Service

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Historical Eligibility

• Who can be president?

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Institutional Approach

• US Constitution

Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Cabinet-Style Government(standard organizational
structure)
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Career vs. Appointee

• Transition 2000-2001
• Clinton W
  Career

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Advisors to the President
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Character The Good
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Character The Bad
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Character The Ridiculous
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Presidential DominationWashington Monument
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Lincoln Memorial
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Jefferson Memorial
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Mt. Rushmore
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FDR Memorial
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Speaker of the House Monument?
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Big Issues Institutional Environment

• Time

People
Federal Judiciary
State Courts
Media
Congress
State Governments
President
Bureaucracy
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Big Issue Cycles of Presidential Power

• LBJ/Nixon Reagan Bush 43
• Carter/Ford Bush 41/Clinton

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Creating the Executive

• Articles of Confederation
• US Constitution
• The Federalist (Federalist Papers)

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Design of the US Government

• Articles of Confederation
• US Constitution

Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Institutional Powers

• Article One
• Congressional Powers
• Declare War
• Raise and support armed forces
• Regulate armed forces
• Senate approve executive branch officials
• Senate advise and consent on treaties
• Tax and Spend money

• Article Two
• Executive Powers
• Make treaties
• Appoint officials and ambassadors
• Commander-in-chief of armed forces

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Early Debates on the Executive

• Hamilton Madison
• Presidential power checks and
  balances

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Choosing a President

• Electoral Votes
• The map 2008
• 12th Amendment
• Election Results

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Electoral Votes 2008
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Before the 12th Amendment