Chapter Twelve

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Chapter Twelve
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Presidential Elections
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Presidential Roles - Domestic
Chief Legislator
Chief Economist
Party Leader
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Presidential Roles Foreign Policy
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
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Presidential Roles Domestic Foreign Policy
Chief Executive
Chief of State
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Presidential Succession
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tem
The Cabinet
25th Amendment
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Sources of Presidential Power

• The Constitution Expressed Powers
• The Constitution Inherent Powers
• Statutory Powers
• Special Presidential Powers
• Executive orders
• Emergency powers
• Executive privilege
• The People
• The Media

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The Evolution of Presidential Power

• Early Presidents
• The new Deal and FDR
• The 70s and the Imperial Presidency
• The Post-Watergate Presidency
• Impeachment A Check on Abuses
• Evaluating Presidential Leadership

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Women in the White House
Reexamining the Presidency in American Politics
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