POL 313

The Presidency

Basics

The Great Concepts

System

Culture

Comparison

Power

Organization

first-past-the-post (plurality)	realignment	dealignment	"responsible party" model	party typology
participatory democracy	elitism, pluralism and democracy	separation of powers	checks and balances	hyperpluralism
interest articulation	presidential power equation	president vs. presidency	war powers	constitutional and supraconstitutional roles
agenda setting	the inner ring	presidential character	the pendulum of power	the pulse of politics
lobbying	interest group gridlock	"court packing"	literal meaning vs. intent of the framers vs. need	Articles of Confederation