Chapter 13

Pres v. PM PM is head of Parliamentary System and is picked by party Pres has to deal with divided Gov. PM does not

Presidents We like strong Presidents but don’t like too much centralized power 22 nd 25 th Recent Presidents Impeachment Greatest source of power lies in politics and public opinion

(cont.) Formal Powers ◦ Chief Executive ◦ Chief Diplomat ◦ Commander in Chief ◦ Chief Agenda Setter ◦ Chief Administrator Informal Powers ◦ Chief of State ◦ Chief of Party ◦ Guardian of Econ

Executive Branch VP (expanded) Cabinet (not in Const.) ◦ Torn Executive Office ◦ NSC ◦ CEA ◦ OMB White House Staff First Lady

White House Stucture Rule of Propinquity-power comes from who is in the room when decisions are made Pyramid Structure (Nixon and West Wing) Circular Structure (Carter) Ad Hoc Structure (Clinton)

Dealing with Legislative Chief Legislator (not in Const.) Veto Power ◦ Sign ◦ Veto ◦ Pocket Veto ◦ Line Item Veto (NO-Clinton v. New York) *Rare to override veto Party ◦ Coattails Public Support ◦ Mandates Legislative Skills

National Sec. Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief ◦ War Powers  War Powers Act Crisis

Public Relations Going Public Presidential Approval ◦ Historical Events ◦ 2 nd Term Slump Pres and the Press ◦ Press Sec.