POLS 1510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nelson Rockefeller, Gulf War, Barometer
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Fra(cid:373)er"s desig(cid:374) (federalist (cid:1010)(cid:1011)-77: pre-constitutional situation. Very weak, 1 year term, chosen by legislature: ha(cid:373)ilto(cid:374)"s u(cid:374)itar(cid:455) e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)e. Duration: 4-year term with indefinite re-eligibility (but see 22nd amendment (1951)) Independently elected (only one to be elected by all the people) Importance of international relations: domestic policy programs. Lyndon baines johnson: great society: mass communications. Fdr"s fireside chats (use of radio to communicate messages) Throw out the first pitch during world series, spare a turkey for. Thanksgiving, light the white house christmas tree, decorate war heroes, telephone conversations with apollo ii astronauts, 9/11 (george: bush) Line-item veto (clinton v. city of new york (1998)) Recognition power: soviet union (1933, china (1978, republic of vietnam (1995, cuba (2014) Reelection success (50%) + economy (cid:862)goi(cid:374)g pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)(cid:863: rally effects. George w. bush (9/11 & world trade center) Vice president: formal role, traditional reasons for selection, changing roles and responsibilities, vice president elected to presidency: john adams, thomas jefferson, martin van buren,
