American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 12: The Presidency

Chapter Outline



  1. Presidential Elections
  2. Presidential Roles in the Domestic Sphere
    1. Chief Legislator
    2. Chief Economist
    3. Party Leader
  3. Presidential Roles in the Foreign Policy Sphere
    1. Chief Diplomat
    2. Commander in Chief
  4. Overlap in the President's Domestic and Foreign Policy Roles: Chief Executive and Chief of State
    1. Chief Executive
    2. Chief of State
  5. The President and the Executive Branch
    1. The Vice President's Role
      1. The Vice President's Job
      2. Choosing a Vice President
    2. The Cabinet
    3. The Executive Office of the President
      1. The White House Office
      2. National Security Council
      3. Office of Management and Budget
  6. Presidential Succession
    1. When the President Dies in Office
    2. When the President Cannot Serve: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
  7. Sources of Presidential Power
    1. The Constitution: Expressed Powers
    2. The Constitution: Inherent Powers
    3. Statutory Powers
    4. Special Presidential Powers
      1. Executive Orders
      2. Emergency Powers
      3. Executive Privilege
  8. The People as a Source of Presidential Power
    1. The President and the Bully Pulpit
    2. The President and Public Approval
    3. The Media as a Tool of Presidential Influence
  9. The Evolution of Presidential Power
    1. Early Presidents and the Scope of Presidential Power
    2. The Watershed 1970s: The Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and the "Imperial Presidency"
    3. The Post-Watergate Presidency
    4. Impeachment: A Check on Abuses of Presidential Power
  10. Evaluating Presidential Leadership
  11. Women in the White House
    1. The First Lady
    2. When a Woman Is Elected President
Harrison: American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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