1. Presidential Power Qualifications & Term of Office
Formal Constitutional Powers
Informal Powers & “Power to Persuade”

2. Constitutional Powers of the President
Appointment Power
Power to Make Treaties
Veto Power
Commander in Chief
Power to Convene Congress
Pardon Power

3. Presidential Power Activity
Describe the essential elements of this power?
What are the formal and informal limitations on the president’s use of this power?
How have presidents sought to minimize or sidestep these limitations?
What considerations should influence the president’s use of this power?
In what ways could the president make use of this power to influence foreign policymaking?
In what ways could the president make use of this power to influence domestic policymaking?

4. Informal Presidential Powers & The Unilateral Presidency
Executive Orders
Party Leader
Executive Agreements
Bully Pulpit
“Power to Persuade”
Veto Threat
Recess Appointments

5. Presidency v. Congress Major Areas of Institutional Conflict
Legislative Agenda and Executive Orders
Budget and Spending - Line Item Veto
War Powers and Foreign Policy
The Rise of Divided Government
Causes
Consequences

6. War Powers Constitutional Division of Power Post WWII
War Powers Resolution
Recent Conflicts
Troop Removal
Drones in Libya

7. Battle of the Budget President’s Budget Request
Role of the Office of Management and Budget
Congressional Committees
Deficit Politics
Earmarks & Pork
Line Item Veto
Budget Politics & Divided Government