AP NOTES 3/27

Questions 1-4
-Post 1968 reforms of delegate selection
-Front-loading of primaries
-rules of the game and candidate strategy
-structure of contemporary parties

Questions 5-7
-partisan polarization
-partisan context and presidential leadership
-divided versus unified government

Questions 8-11
-production demands of the press
-press conferences versus public appearances
-media and presidential communication

Questions 12-15
-Role of OMB in regulatory review
-Presidential appointments
-presidential advantages vis-a-vis congress

Questions 16-18
-Presidential goals and judicial appointments
-partisan conflict over judicial appointments
-judicial enhancements of executive authority

Presidential War Powers
-Collective judgment in war making
-presidential advantages in foreign policy (two presidencies thesis)