POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Olive Branch Petition, Fokker E.Ii
24 Apr 2016
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President hoping to: talk about what he wants to be accomplished a. i. People will put pressure on congress: report how things are going. Themes of 2016: broad agenda (democratic, building tolerance b. i. Four major functions: to provide report on how nation is doing a. i. Usually something like the state of our union is strong a. i. 1. Exception: ford (1975) the state of the union is not good a. i. 1. a. Nixon resigned due to threats of impeachment: to outline legislative priorities, to persuade political audiences to support these priorities c. i. Media is the filter d. (during election years) to provide a rationale for party"s reelection: republican response e. i. Often a rising star" in the party e. ii. A formal opportunity for the opposition party to respond to the president"s address e. ii. 1. Politics: definition: the process by which individuals and groups reach agreement on a common course of action a. i.
