PLS 321 - The American Political Process
Friday 8 December 2006
ADMINISTRATION:
1) Kristin's Oral Presentation
2) Final Exam Template and Questions... The Exam will be a Cumulative Final (w emphasis on final 1/3rd) on Thursday 15 December 9am - Here
4) One Last Time...What is New and Groovy?
5) Final Thoughts and Course Evaluations - A Volunteer?
2004
Online Polling Update
| Role | Pre Greenstein | Greenstein' s Evaluation |
| The Presidency
(The Institution) |
CONGRESS
President (Art II) (Whig) |
(Whig, Stewardship, Imperial) |
| The President
(An Administration)
|
Great Leaders are Born...or Made? ("It" v. "Events") | FDR, HST, IKE, LBJ, JFK, LBJ, RN, GF, JC, RR, GHWB-41, BC, GWB-43 |
| The Person - (The Individual) | Barber's Typology | Informal or Formal
Role of Staff or Role of Person Inner Demons or Inner Strengths |
GREENSTEIN'S Presidential Administration Evaluation Factors
Public Communicator
Organizational Capacity
Political Skill
Vision
Cognitive Style
Emotional Intelligence
THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS
Understanding All The Formal (elected or official) Actors and Informal (unelected-unoffical) Actors and Institutions: Vital or Too Powerful
Media - Attentive Elites?
Internet
Interest Groups - see Media?
Staff (WHO, O.K. S.A.)
Other Congressional/Legislative Unelected Resources (GAO, CRS)
Judicial Actors
Executive Actors
Legislative Actors
Democracy at its Finest, In Action V. Dilution or Hyper-Cynicism of the APP
Expression Broadens Interests of elected officials. -SixPAC
Publicizes money - can account for it
Helps form legislative coalitions
governors made accountable to the voters
The price of democracy
Chilling Effect Narrows Interest
Increases "Mother's Milk" role - Its all about $$
Prevents legislative agenda, explains partisanship
Accountable to interests/factions
The area in most need of reform
You are voting in the LA Senate race - you vote Republican but the female Republican challenger is pro-choice and anti-gun......and you are a member of the NRA and have strong pro-life beliefs...
How do you vote?
REFORMING
THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS
Linking this portion of the APP with other aspects
Elections/Campaigning
Governing/Leading
Money in Politics
Media/Internet Role in American Politics
The Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch - Office, Person and 4th Branch of Gov't
The Legislative Branch
The Citizen Role...?
DEMOCRACY AND THE POLITICAL PROCES IN AMERICA
....it is yours. What will you do?