1. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Structure of the Office of the President
White House Office, Executive Offices, Cabinet Posts
Appointed by, confirmed?
considerations when making appointments
Importance??

2. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidential veto Types of veto
Threat of veto as leverage
Difficulty of overriding
Extent of use
Line-item veto??

3. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidents and foreign policy
Powers stated in the Constitution (shared and alone)
Executive agreement
Congress and foreign policy (Constitutional powers)
Congress, President, and foreign policy since WWII

4. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidents and their use of media “Bully pulpit”
Advantage over Congress
Helpful in expansion of Presidential authority in the modern era

5. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidential nomination process
Changing role of primaries and caucuses
DNC and RNC
Convention delegates
Are Convention delegates representative of the rank-and-file party member?

6. PRESIDENCY REVIEW ELECTORAL COLLEGE Why adopted? How it works?
Electoral votes per state?
How are electoral votes assigned to candidates?
How does it influence campaigns?
How does it influence third parties?
Can you win an election with less than 50% of the popular vote?

7. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidents and saying “No” Veto
Executive privilege (Nixon and Clinton)
Impoundment
Presidents and executive orders

8. PRESIDENCY REVIEW Presidents and Pursuit of Legislative Agenda Media
Popularity
Partisan loyalties
lobbying
“honeymoon” period

9. PRESIDENCY REVIEW
REMOVAL OF A PRESIDENT
Impeachment
Trial
conviction