Presidential leadership politics and policy making

Synopsis

1. Presidential Leadership: An Introduction. 2. The Nomination Process. 3. The Presidential Election. 4. The President and the Public. 5. The President and the Media. 6. The President's Office. 7. Presidential Decision Making. 8. The Psychological Presidency. 9. The President and the Executive Branch. 10. The President and Congress. 11. The President and the Judiciary. 12. Domestic Policy Making. 13. Budgetary and Economic Policy Making. 14. Foreign and Defense Policy Making. 15 The Unilateral Presidency. Appendix A: Methods for Studying the Presidency. Appendix B: Non-electoral Succession, Removal and Tenure. Appendix C: Provisions of the Constitution of the United States That Relate to the Presidency. Appendix D: 2004 Electoral and Popular Vote Summary.