P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I. Introductory QuotesA. Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835B. Brookings Institution, 2005II. Is America on the Right Track or the Wrong Track?III. Are There Structural Concerns?a. Diffuse supportb. Specific supportIV. Politics: Who Gets What, When, and How?V. How Important is Managing the Economy to Us?VI. Are There Concerns with the Way Our Government Resolves Conflicts?VII. Five Fundamental Principles Underlining Our DemocracyOutline of Current Lecture I. State of the Union AddressII. Today’s President…III. The Compromise PresidencyIV. The ProV. Early QuestionsCurrent LectureI. State of the Union AddressA. Used to be written but now it’s delivered very publiclyB. Full of ceremonial flourishesC. The line “the State of the Union is strong” or something like that will most likely be usedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.D. “Lenny Skutniks”: notable people who are invited to watch the Address. They serve to illustrate points about America and its accomplishmentsE. When the Address is over, opponents will respondF. SOTU is becoming the “presidential shopping list”G. What will be talked about?a. Tax breaks for the middle class, tax increases for the wealthyb. Obama’s new free 2-year community college proposalII. Today’s President…A. Has extensive policy ideas and policy infrastructureB. More proactive than reactiveC. Takes advantage of vaguely described powerD. Is this what our Founding Fathers wanted?a. Their fear: Anything that looks like a monarchyb. Cato’s Letters: Essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon that said thepresident is a monarch in disguise, office could become isolatedc. Articles of Confederation are weak in many respectsIII. The Compromise PresidencyA. Our president is independent yet slightly insulatedB. Has the power to appoint, power to command military, power to veto, power to make treatiesC. “He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”IV. The ProA. Federalist Papers stress virtues and restraintsa. Fed. 69: Difference between king and presidentV. Early QuestionsA. President appoints but who removes (and for what)?B. Can the president declare American neutrality?C. Can the appointment power be a reward power?D. How often and when should veto power be
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