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The Presidency:

• Be able to discuss in detail divided government and its impact on the presidency.

• Be able to discuss in detail the idea of unified government and why it is somewhat of a myth.

• Be able to discuss in detail the evolution of the presidency and its change over time.

• Be able to discuss in detail the Electoral College and its role in the selection of the president.

  • Winner Take All System (except Maine and Nebraska)

  • How does the Electoral College affect popular sovereignty?

  • How does the Electoral College affect voter efficacy?

• Be able to discuss in detail the following powers of the President:

  • Executive Orders

  • Executive Agreements

  • Signing Statements

• Be able to discuss in detail the 22nd Amendment and its effect on the office of the President.

• Be able to discuss in detail the president’s ability to communicate as it relates to

  • Bully Pulpit

  • State of the Union

• Be able to discuss in detail the three audiences of the president and how the president uses the power of persuasion to influence them.

• Be able to discuss in detail the significance of the veto, and differences between a standard veto and a pocket veto.

• Be able to discuss in detail how the president uses the bully pulpit, executive orders and signing statements as tools to help them govern.

• Be able to discuss in detail how the lame duck period for a president significantly limits their influence as president.

• Be able to discuss in detail the popularity of the president and what causes that to change over time.

• Be able to discuss in detail the purpose of a signing statement and the controversy surrounding the president’s use of those statements.

• Be able to discuss in detail how powerful the president is and what contributes to more or less power being in the chief executive’s hands.

• Be able to discuss in detail the main ideas outlined Federalist No. 70

Required Documents to Know:

• Federalist 70