1. Chapter 13 Review

2. Presidential Approval  Political party identification is the basis for approval or disapproval of the president  Also, most popular when they first take office

3. Presidential Succession  Vice President  Speaker of the House  President pro tempore of Senate  Secretary of State  Secretary of Treasury

4. Media and the Presidency  News coverage tends to emphasize the negative  Distort reality  Overblown coverage

5. The “bully pulpit”  Presidents can persuade or mobilize the public to support their policies if they are skilled communicators  Press Secretary: channel from the White House to the press  Conduct daily press briefings, give prepared announcements and answers questions

6. President Influencing Policymaking  Going to the public for support  Giving favors  Exchanging support for policies (help in re-election)  Build coalitions among party members

7. FRQ  The President has to make instant decisions regarding war making so that the government was able to respond to a crisis with, in Alexander Hamilton’s words, “energy and dispatch.” But they ensured that this power was subject to control by Congress in order to prevent the President from using force too broadly.  A) Identify a military power of the legislative branch and a military power of the executive branch.  B) Describe how the War Powers Resolution (1973) tried to curtail the President’s power in foreign affairs  C) Describe one action taken by a President involving foreign affairs since the passage of the War Powers Resolution and describe Congress’s reaction to it