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America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers
Presentation 8: The Presidency
Presentation Objectives
AEPA Objectives0011 Understand the structure, organization, and operation of
the federal government.
AZ Social Studies Standard, Strand 3
Concept 2: Structure of Government
Who is the best president?
Best President Ranking Worst President Ranking
Abraham Lincoln 1 James Buchanan 42
George Washington 2 Andrew Johnson 41
Franklin D. Roosevelt 3 Franklin D. Pierce 40
Theodore Roosevelt 4 William Henry Harrison 39
Harry S. Truman 5 Warren G. Harding 38
John F. Kennedy 6 Millard Fillmore 37
Thomas Jefferson 7 George W. Bush 36
Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 John Tyler 35
Woodrow Wilson 9 Herbert Hoover 34
Ronald Reagan 10 Rutherford B. Hayes 33
Source: C-Span 2009 Historians Presidential Leadership Survey
The Job Description
How many roles do you play in a given day?
The Job Description: Presidential Roles Head of State World Leader Party Leader National Leader CEO of the Executive Branch
Head of State
World Leader
Party Leader
National Leader
CEO of Executive Branch
CEO of Executive Branch
President is at the top of a pyramid of power But at the bottom of a funnel of information
White House
CEO of Executive Branch
White House staff Growth of White House Staff
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 47 Harry Truman: 200 Nixon: 555 Ronald Regan: 600 Bush Jr.: around 500 Obama: 487
Executive Office of the President
Cabinet
The Bureaucracy
The authority to do the job
Formal powers
Implied powers
Informal powers
Formal Powers
Implied Powers
Informal Powers
History of the Presidency
Modest Beginning The presidency was seen
as a check on the congress. Washington as exemplar President as executor/clerk
of Congress Nation was small, minor
power
Exceptionally Strong Early Presidents
James A. Polk
Abraham LincolnThomas Jefferson
20th Century Transformation
Theodore Roosevelt Saw the office as a “bully
pulpit” Broke monopolies and
trusts
20th Century Transformation
Woodrow Wilson Restructured economy US as world leader
20th Century Transformation
Franklin Roosevelt New Deal programs Increased size of
government US global leadership Personalized the office
with Fireside Chats 1st 100 days Set the standard for
modern presidents
What makes a president successful? Relationship with Congress
Congress has given power to president Congress has limited power of the president The president needs Congress Divided government or not Vetoes as a measure of influence
Control of the Party
Control of Party and Congressional Gridlock
Presidential Approval
Conclusion
This Presentation
This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.