Exam 16: Appedix: Introduction Thinking Institutionally about an American Presidency

An approach to studying executive politics that focuses on the distinctive features of the individuals who hold the office is known as the __________ presidency.

Which statement best characterizes the understanding of the presidency by pundits within the last twenty years?

What did the selection of George Washington to be the first president illustrate?

How did pundits describe the presidency of George Bush?

The starting point for an institutional study of the presidency is the view that presidential power is __________.

What are the critiques of using the personal approach to studying the American presidency, and how might the institutional approach be better?

Which statement is an example of how institutions inform executive action?

The nature of institutions can best be described as __________.

What does the critique of Obama's handling of the debt ceiling crisis by the New York Times illustrate?

Which president said that a president's capacity will set his limits?

Institutionalists focus on presidential __________.

Differentiate between how the personal presidency perspective and the institutional presidency perspective have been used by pundits and academics in their study and evaluation of the American presidency.

If you were an institutionalist, you would think of the president as a(n) __________.

If you were an academic using the personal perspective, what would be a likely source of evidence to support your claims about presidential action?