A. Leadership
1. Government
2. Society
B. Symbolic
C. Execute Laws
II. Constitutional Provisions (foundations)
A. Separate Executive
B. Specific Powers
3. Chief Legislator
4. Chief Diplomat
b. treaties
c. foreign affairs
5. pardoning power: Clinton's Pardons (FAQ)
5. Others (25th Amendment)
a. succession
b. disability
III. Extra Constitutional Powers
A. Party Chief
B. Spokesman for National Interest
C. World Leader
D. Inherent Powers
IV. Limits on Powers
A. Constitutional Limits
1. 2 term limit
2. impeachment
3. congressional powers
a. veto (Overrides of Vetoes)
b. purse strings
4. federalism
5. judicial review
B. Bureaucratic Restraint
C. Political Restraints
V. General Expansion of Powers
VI. The Executive Branch Establishment
A. Executive Office of President
C. Cabinet (Obama Cabinet)
VI. Traits of Great Presidents
A. Positive Political Program
B. Presence of Crisis
C. Personal Integrity
D. Appeals for Popular Support
E. Strong Party Leader
Key Web Sites
Presidential Elections: 1789-2008
Atlas of Presidential Elections
Third Party Presidential Candidates
POTUS: The Internet Public Library
A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Treaties and Executive Agreements on the Internet
Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies