After reading Chapter 13,
the Cathedral student should be able to:
Explain how the personality
of the individual who serves as president makes a difference.
Summarize presidential character
as an approach to understanding how presidents perform.
Describe the constitutional
process of impeachment and explain why it is so difficult to remove a discredited
president before the end of his term.
Outline the procedures established
in the Twenty-fifth Amendment to deal with presidential succession and
presidential disability.
Trace the evolution of the presidency
from the limited office envisioned by the framers to the more powerful
contemporary office.
Identify the major offices and
positions that serve as key aides and advisors to the president.
Examine the ways in which the
American system of separation of powers is actually one of shared powers.
Identify the powers that lead
us to refer to the president as chief legislator.
Review methods by which presidents
may improve their chances of obtaining party support in Congress.
Summarize the constitutional
powers that are allocated to the president in the realm of national security.
Identify and review major roles
and functions of the president such as chief executive, chief legislator,
commander in chief, and crisis manager.
Determine the role that public
opinion plays in setting and implementing the president's agenda.
Describe the methods used by
presidents and their advisors to encourage the media to project a positive
image of the president's activities and policies.
Examine the impact that changing
world events (such as the transition on public debate over whether a "strong"
president is a threat or a support to democratic government.
Chief,
I acknowledge that I have
reviewed the above Learning Objectives for Chapter 13, "The President."
