Chapter 12

1. Chapter 12 The Presidency: Leading the Nation

2. 12-2 Woodrow Wilson [The president’s] is the only voice in national affairs. Let him once win the admiration and confidence of the people, and no other single voice will easily overpower him.

3. 12-3 Foundations of the Modern Presidency • Asserting a Claim to National Leadership • Whig Theory • Stewardship Theory • The Need for Presidential Leadership of an Activist Government • Foreign Policy Leadership • Domestic Policy Leadership

4. 12-4 Choosing the President • Toward a More “Democratic” System of Presidential Election • Electoral College • Indirect Primary • Open Party Caucuses • The Campaign for Nomination • Momentum • Money • Choice of Vice President (running mate)

5. 12-5 Choosing the President • The Campaign for Election • Election Strategy • Unit Rule • Electoral College/Popular vote • Media and Money • Television: Debates and advertising • Federal Funding • The Winners

6. 12-6 Staffing the Presidency • Presidential Appointees • The Executive Office of the President • The Vice President • The White House Office • Policy Experts • The President’s Cabinet • Other Presidential Appointees • The Problem of Control

7. 12-7 Factors in Presidential Leadership • The Force of Circumstance • The Stage of the President’s Term • Honeymoon Period • Strategic Presidency • The Nature of the Issue: Foreign or Domestic

8. 12-8 Factors in Presidential Leadership • Relations with Congress • Seeking Cooperation from Congress • Benefiting from Partisan Support in Congress • Colliding with Congress • Public Support • Presidential Approval Ratings • Events and Issues • The Televised Presidency • The Illusion of Presidential Government

9. 12-9 States in the Nation

10. 12-10 States in the Nation

11. 12-11 States in the Nation

12. 12-12 States in the Nation