Slides

1. POL 308
Fall 2019

4. CONSTITUTIONAL
 State of the Union
 Recommend Legislation
 Call Congress into Session
 Examples: FDR,Truman
 ExerciseVeto Power
OTHER
 Budget Proposal
 Budget andAcct. Act of 1921
 Coordinate Executive Branch
 Formulate, Propose, and
Promote Policies
 Coalition Building

7. BANK ACCOUNT MODEL
 “Tank” of Influence
 Highest at Inauguration
 Declines overTime as
POTUS “spends” political
“capital”
 How might president
replenish their “bank?”
POLITICAL
INVESTMENT MODEL
 Maximize Power through
Bargaining
 Importance of Reputation
 “Return on Investment”
 May Increase or Decrease

9.  1) Leader of Political Party
 What is a “support score?”
 What makes Members of Congress vote with president?
 2) Working with Floor Leaders
 3) Campaigning w/ Members
 Impact of Approval Rating
 4) Bipartisan Appeal
 Example: Clinton – “Era of Big Government is Over”

12.  5) Elections
 “President's Party Loses Seats”
 Mandate Elections
 6) Skill
 7) Congressional Liaison
 8) Personal Appeals – “Going Public,” Bargaining
 9)Veto

14.  1) Partisanship
 Divided Government as “New Normal”
 2) Constituency Interests
 Globalized (POTUS) vs. Localized (Congress)
 3)Time Horizon – Shorter for POTUS than Congress
 4) Organization
 Congress is Decentralized; White House Centralized
 5) Expertise