PSCI 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rutherford B. Hayes, Article Two Of The United States Constitution, Unitary Executive Theory
6 Oct 2016
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Motivating questions: how have presidents increased the power at the expense of the legislative and judicial branches, what are the consequences of these shifts in institutional power. Blame them for things that aren"t under their control. Article ii, section 1: president needs to be a natural born citizens, 35 years old, 4 year term. Electors meet at state capital and cast their vote: most states have a winner-take-all system. Maine and nebraska don"t, use the congressional district method. If you win the district, you get the electoral vote: winner of state-wide vote get the electoral votes that are represented by the senators. The president v. the presidency: president: an individual, presidency: the institution. Want to look more at the ladder. We expect a lot from our president. High expectations are a modern phenomenon: hoover was very uninvolved in the great depression.
