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How can Presidents win in Congress?
The US Presidency
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Introduction
Separation of powers Checks and balances Limited government President must lead, bargain,
compromise, and persuade
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Powers
Propose legislation – State of the union address.....
Submit an annual budget Sign bills into law Veto legislation – bargaining tool Nominations – Supreme Court,
executive appointments Treaties
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Circumstances
Popularity of the President eg. size of the President’s election victory, opinion polls
Divided government – Bush 2006 mid term elections; Obama 2010
United government.................. Filibuster proof majority............ Crises – post 9/11, Patriot Act. Gulf of
Tonkin
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Power to persuade
Tactics – offering pork, national TV............
Vice President – tied vote – 2003 350 billion dollar tax cut
Use of EXOP – work the corridors and committee rooms of Capitol Hill
Cabinet eg. Treasury Secretary – tax/fiscal stimulus
Party leaders in Congress
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Most important?
United government Popularity of the President Honeymoon period Lame duck Charismatic authority – Clinton.
Obama. Congress – reasserts itself –
Watergate. Vietnam.
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Sting in the tail
Bennett – ‘A President who uses a combination of formal powers, informal persuasion, popularity and legislative skill, and is fortunate enough to be in favourable circumstances, a clear mandate and united government, can hope to get many proposals through Congress’.