Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 1 hour; individual study, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour
Catalog page 412
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 bureau- cracy, Congress, interest groups, the press, and the public. Considers what makes presidents popular and what determines the effectiveness of presidential leadership.