Unit 2 - The Presidency

Presidential Popularity

Reasons for increase

• Persuasion power

• Reasons for increase

• Most popular after being elected (Honeymoon Period)

• Rally Effect

• Good economic conditions

• Foreign policy success

• Reelection campaign

Reasons for decrease

• Decline in popularity over term

• Sluggish economy

• Scandal

• Unpopular war

Presidential Succession

Reasons - President dies, resigns or is removed from offices

Two Key Provisions

• Presidential Succession Act 1947

• 25th Amendment

Line of succession

• Vice President

• Speaker of the house

• President Protempere of the Senate

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

• Secretary of Defense

• Secretary of Agriculture

• Secretary of the interior