The American Presidency
Spring, 2021 ~ jimbolnersr@gmail.com
https://bodoc.net/lag/y210201_Presidency/

I. The Presidency in the Constitution
--Theories of Presidential power
--The Establishing the Presidency
--The Articles of Confederation
--The Constitutional Convention
--The Cabinet
--The Formative Years: Washington, Adams, and the Virginia dynasty

II. Electing and Removing the President
--The Electoral College
--The Framers’ world meets “democracy”
--The experience with the College
--The impeachment power
--The President as party leader

 III. The President as Commander in Chief
--Civilian supremacy
--The President and the military bureaucracy
--The President and the military-industrial complex
--Presidential power in a nuclear age

IV. The President and Congress
--The President and the legislative process
--The President and the budgetary process
--The veto power and “signing statements”
--The Presidential duty and power to execute the laws
–The President and the congressional electoral process

V. The Growth of Presidential Power
--Congress’ problems
–The federal civil service
-The delegation of legislative power by Congress
--Executive Orders

VI. The Future of the Presidency
--Institutional norms surrounding the office of the Presidential
--Can the Presidency survive Trump
--Assessing and repairing the damage
--A review of reform proposals
--The future of the Presidency