Poli Sci Final Review

DOHERTY IS IMPORTANT

Essential Challenge of the Modern Presidency

Making educated decisions. The president is too busy to learn about every
problem. The press focuses more on scandals

Spokes of the Wheel

An inefficient model where everyone has access to the president with limited
restrictions. Wastes the presidents time.

Four Common Problems Presidents Face

Staff Highjack
The Bubble (staff will not criticize the president) (BUSH CIA Kept in Dark)
Going Native

Overview of policy making and promoting

Someone initiates a bill, goes to house then to senate then president. The
president can ask the people in his party to initiate the bill, or just write an
executive order.

****Presidential Lobbying CH4-5 Beckmann reading

Persuasion Vs. ResonanceThe presidents job is to persuade congress.

This depends on how involved the president is in the early game.
Imperial Presidency:
Entrepreneurial (BECKMANN):

Required to veto/override

The president can veto a bill he does not like. 2/3 of congress must vote to
overturn veto

How a bill becomes law

Regular/pocket vetos

Pocket Veto: When the president does not sign a bill and congress adjurns
after 0 days, the bill dies

Line item vetos

Vetoing certain provisions of a bill instead of the entire thing.

Policy barganining

You help me, Ill help you

MCCARTY Political Posturing Congress puts the president in the position where
if the president vetoes bill it can hurt him with voters and could force him to
sign.

Spoil system

A reform where most of the staff stayed when a president came in. The
president can bring in new and (inexperienced) staff. LOYALTY VS
COMPETENCE

Civil Service Reform

Pentelten act: Can not be hired based on political affilitation

Hatch Act:

Three challenges for chief executive when working with a burocuracy

Going Native
Government of Strangers
Iron Triangle

What congress can do when working with a bureaucracy?

Lawmakers pass a law, and congress tells the buroucracy what they are
supposed to do.

What the President can do when working with a bureaucracy?

Fundamental Problems for congress with working with a bureaucracy?

Congress can pass whatever legislation they want to but unless the
majority of both chambers are willing to go along with the plan, it can
prove hard to implement the laws because of the free rider problem.
Few lawmakers are willing to put in all the work.

Overview of Judicial Branch Lecture

Judicial Philosophy

STARRE DECISIS: Rely on past decisions. Degree to which judges

adhere to starre decisis
Strict Constructionist
Original Intent
Living Document

Factors Presidents make when making appointments

Competence
Ideology

CONGRESS BLOCKING NOMINATIONS

Ignore Nomination
Put Holds on Nominiee
Fillibuster