1. Presentation by Dr. Kevin Lasher

2. Presidential Powers 1)Constitutional powers --- Article II, Sections 2 and 3 --- commander-in-chief, receive ambassadors, make appointments, sign treaties, pardons, state of union, pardons, etc. --- fairly modest list of powers 2)Modern powers --- expanded powers without constitutional change

3. Presidential Powers: Modern Powers 1)Power over foreign policy 2)Power through bureaucracy 3)Power over legislation 4)Power through leadership/persuasion 5)Power through party   

4. Power over Foreign Policy Commander-in-chief

5. Power over Foreign Policy Deploy Troops Anywhere No Declaration of War

6. Power over Foreign Policy Nuclear Weapons

7. Power over Foreign Policy Chief Diplomat

8. Power over Foreign Policy Intelligence and Covert Actions

9. Presidential Powers: Modern Powers Power over foreign policy Power through bureaucracy

10. Chief Executive

11. Power through bureaucracy Federal spending is 20-25% of US GDP

12. Power through bureaucracy Fifteen cabinet departments, more than 100 Independent Agencies, Govt. Corps, Boards, etc. Executive branch bureaucracy IMPLEMENTS laws

13. Power through bureaucracy President appoints top leadership of executive branch agencies Presidential control is diluted as one moves “down” the bureaucratic chain

14. Presidential Powers: Modern Powers Power over foreign policy Power through bureaucracy Power over legislation

15. Power over Legislation Much more than signing or vetoing laws

17. Power over Legislation State of Union speech and other means to set “legislative agenda”

18. Power over Legislation Win public support for his legislative goals

19. Power over Legislation President can lobby for congressional votes

20. Presidential Powers: Modern Powers Power over foreign policy Power through bureaucracy Power over legislation Power through leadership/persuasion

21. Power through Leadership President as “comforter in chief”

22. Power through Leadership President can use television and other media to rally the country to his issues

23. Power through Leadership President can turn popularity into power

24. Power through Leadership How does a President respond to a crisis?

25. Presidential Powers: Modern Powers Power over foreign policy Power through bureaucracy Power over legislation Power through leadership/persuasion Power through party

26. Power through Party President is leader of his particular political party

27. Power through Party Fund-raiser-in-chief for self and others

28. Power through Party Help his party win more congressional seats in order to help him meet his legislative goals

29. Three Models of Presidential Behavior 1)Sorenson’s theory of limitations 2)Neustadt’s theory of presidential power 3)Barber’s theory of presidential character