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Web Exercises for Congress & the Presidency
refer to Presidential Leadership, 6th edition

Day
Chapter
Number
Description
Student
3
2
1
Do party platforms really matter? Tia Brougher
4
3
2
An Electoral College Strategy for 2004 Carrie Temm
5
4
2
Explaining fluctuations in presidential support Steve Wieland
6
5
2
Public attention to presidential decision-making Sarah Ruen
7
6
2
Illustrate the work of OMB (highlights only) Amanda Glaser
7
7
2
Constraints on presidential decisionmaking Lyndsay Leggott
7
8
1
Profiling the president's personality
10
10
1
Impact & constitutionality of line item veto Nicole Knight
10
10
2
Presidential influence with Congress (examine one case) Rae-Ann Peckman
11
9
1
Reinventing government Michelle Knowland
11
9
2
Exploring bureaucratic complexity
11
11
1
Assessing Clinton v. Jones Carissa Bunning
11
11
2
Assessing U.S. v. Nixon Kristie De Peña
12
12
2
Evaluating domestic policy success Jamie Lomheim
12
13
2
OMB v. CBO Josh Schroeder
13
14
1
Assessing a presidential trip Maria Rogge
13
14
2
Consensus or conflict on national security? Jillian Johnsen
14
15
2
Crisis leadership since 9/11 Tami Garvin
14
15
3
Democratic response to president's crisis leadership Erin Miller


Independent Reading Assignments for Congress & the Presidency

day topic independent reading independent reading
2 history of congress & presidency Josh Schneider
3 getting nominated Carrie Temm
4 getting elected Michelle Knowland Kristie De Peña
5 representing constituents Carissa Bunning Tia Brougher
6 interest groups & the media Steve Wieland Nicole Knight
7 presidential organization & decisionmaking Jamie Lomheim
8 congressional leadership & committees Sarah Ruen Lyndsay Leggott
9 congressional procedures & decision-making Erin Miller Maria Rogge
10 interaction between congress & president Rae-Ann Peckman
11 controlling bureaucrats & judges Tami Garvin
12 controlling domestic & economic policy Jillian Johnsen
13 controlling foreign & national security policy Amanda Glaser

 

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