Ch14+-+The+Presidency

We give the President more work than a man can do, more responsibility than a man should take, more pressure than a man can bear. We abuse him often and rarely praise him. We wear him out, use him up, eat him up. And with all this, Americans have a love for the President that goes beyond loyalty or party nationality; he is ours and we excercise the right to destroy him. -John Steinbeck, America and Americans, 1966  

  

 Additional Reading Assignment > ** "Federalist No. 68", Lasser pg. 297 ** > > ** "Presidential Power", Lasser pg. 302 ** > > ** "Presidential Paradoxes", Lasser pg. 305 ** > > ** "The Return of the Imperial Presidency", // Annual Editions // (only available in class) **

===**Discussion:** Presidents frequently sign legislation with which they disagree. Why doesn't the president simply veto such laws, since Congress seldom manages to override a veto? When should the veto power be used? How often should the veto power be used?===

Presidential Scandals

Nixon

Watergate Timeline

Clinton

Clinton Impeachment Timeline

Clinton Presidency Timeline