Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 1 hour; individual study, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour
Catalog page 384
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Analyzes modern presidential leadership and power. Topics include the institutional presidency, presidential selection, and the presidency’s relationships with the bureaucracy, Congress, interest groups, the press, and the public. Considers what makes presidents popular and what determines the effectiveness of presidential leader- ship.