Quiz: Legislative Lowi
For each of the
following in your Lanahan Text:
- Read
- Answer specific question
- Apply to Obama's Presidency with 2 pieces of SPECIFIC evidence
#31 – Richard Neustadt - Presidential Power and the Modern
President (pages 199 to 204)
Why is persuasive power essential for successful
presidential leadership? Has President
Obama’s gift for public speaking been an effective asset in achieving his
policy agenda?
#33 – Thomas Cronin & Michael Genovese -The Paradoxes of the American
Presidency (pages 212 to 222)
Which of the nine paradoxes of the American
Presidency appears to have the most profound impact upon the executive office?
Why?
#34 – Craig Rimmerman -The Rise of the Plebiscitary Presidency (pages 223 to
231)
What is Rimmerman's main argument against how
citizens view the presidency?
#35 – Kenneth Mayer -With the Stroke of a Pen (pages 231 to 239)
What impact does Mayer claim executive orders have?
