Political Science 3300     
The American Presidency       November 17, 2008

Watergate

 

12. The Consequences

 

 

13. Presidential Power and the Bush Administration

    The Unitary Executive

 

 

The President and the Courts

 

    1. The Political Nature of American Courts

 

        Limited, Reactive Powers

 

        A lagging indicator of Political Time

 

 

 

    2. Presidents Against the Courts

             

      

                Marbury v. Madison (1803)

 

 

                Franklin Roosevelt and the Court Packing Scheme (1937)

       

  

    3. Presidential Appointments: Changing the Courts

             

Presidents and Policy Leadership

 

1. Prosperity, Presidents, and Politics

 

 

2. The Politics of Monetary Policy: Expertise

 

 

3. The Politics of Fiscal Policy: Selective Benefits against General Consequences

 

 

4. The Politics of International Economic Policy