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We have studied at great length the process by which we select presidents. Based on the readings and class discussion, how well do these processes function? By what criteria should we base such an evaluation, and what characteristics of the process contribute to its either meeting, or failing to meet, those criteria?
For a variety of reasons we have developed certain expectations of and about the president. Briefly explain what those expectations are, the reasons for why we hold them, and problems they pose for presidents.
One of the important informal resources that presidents are believed to possess in helping them govern is their support among the public. Go over the determinants of this support, the influence it is presumed to have on a president's ability to govern and how presidents may attempt to use that resource to their advantage.