After reading Chapter 3, the student should be able to:

1. Explain how Constitutional provisions affect the performance and responsibilities of the president.
2. Review those key events that shaped the evolution of the presidency.
3. Categorize presidents according to the “Buchanan,” “Lincoln,” and “Eisenhower” approaches as well as the James Barber typology.
4. Examine and describe the six overlapping presidential “hats.”
5. Explain the significance of the Executive Office of the President, the Cabinet departments, the Executive Agencies, and the Regulatory Agencies.
6. Describe the relationship between the president and the bureaucracy, the problems of the bureaucracy, and its policy-making powers and limits.
7. Explain how a president’s influence over public opinion can influence Washington’s policy agenda.

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