The American President highlights the complex relationships between Congress, lobbyists, and the President. Each plays a role in convincing the other to do or not do a certain action, such as convincing the President to add a certain clause to a bill or convincing a senator not to vote for reform. Reputation, communication, and networking are all essential for lobbyists, Congressman, and the President to survive in Washington. For a bill to be passed, it needs the support of all three, which, as demonstrated in The American President, can be provided in some ways.
A lobbyist is someone who is paid to represent and advance the interests of their clients, who include corporations and non-profit organizations. Lobbyists advance the interests of their clients by persuading members of Congress and sometimes the executive office to take a certain position on the certain legislation. This is accomplished through one-on-one meetings, phone calls, emails, and personal letters. When words and reputation alone are not enough, lobbyists may try to convince legislators by assisting with campaign finances, arranging fundraisers, and agreeing to let up on other issues that may conflict the interests of the legislator. In The American President, Sydney Ellen Wade is hired to lobby on behalf of the GDC, an environmental firm who wishes to persuade the President to not only pass legislation that would reduce carbon emissions but change the percentage of reduction from ten percent to twenty. She meets with the President in a face to face meeting and comes to an agreement that if Wade can secure 24 votes for the bill, Shepherd will take care of the rest, thus demonstrating arrangements lobbyists will make with legislators and federal officials to pass legislation. Wade and her environmental firm secure the 24 votes through mostly phone calls and face to face meetings, such as when she meets with the three Congressman from Michigan.
First, the president is the United States" chief of state. ... Second, the president is the United States" chief legislature. ... Third, the president is the United States" chief executive. ... Fifth, the president is the United States" chief diplomat. ... Sixth, the president is the United States" commander in chief. ...
In the United States, media, interest groups, political parties, federal and state courts, agency bureaucrats, advisers, the cabinet, congress, and the president, each play a significant part of creating policies. ... Although some people in the United States believe that the government does not play a role in personal behaviors, the ruling elite wants the government to legislate on gay and other social rights (Dye 23). ... United States has two major political parties, which have different agendas for the people. ... On the other hand, Republican Party is conservative and believes that the ...
George Washington was the first president of the United States and one of the most important leaders in United States history. ... In 1789 he was unanimously elected the first President of the United States of America. ... The United States did not fully realize this when the First World War started. ... The United States had to enter the war. ... One might ponder: What if the United States of America had entered the war in Europe in 1793, what would the United States foreign policy be like? ...
The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. ... In the case of the United States government, its laws derive their authority from the constitution. ... focuses attention even closer on the manner by which the United States government derives its authority to govern its population. ... Once again, the constitution, which is the basis the United States government, takes responsibility. ... Each branch, and its role, is framed by the constitution, in order to prevent the invalidation of the United States government through tyranny. ...
The United States" Role in Maintaining International Peace Is the United States supposed to be the mediator of international peace today? ... President Franklin D. ... British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt met two weeks after the beginning of World War II. ... President Bill Clinton says that at least 100,000 troops in Europe are needed as a minimum to keep the peace. ... The United States" role in maintaining international peace has been crucial to the overall goodness of society. ...
Terrorism plays a big role in wars across the world. ... After 9/11 the United States government took charge to protect the United States citizens and prevent another terrorist attack. ... The attack also brought war to the United States. ... The 9/11 terrorist attack also brought the United States closer together as a country. "America is united," President George W. ...
The Syrian Civil War has been a result from the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family has been in power since 1971. ... In order to reach progress with the crisis at hand it is imperative that the United States allow for the intake of more refugees seeking sanctuary. ... In order for the aiding of refugees to continue, the United States has an obligation to accept more Syrians into its borders. ... The United States needs to intervene in this respect. ... The United States as well as the other aiding countries must make sure refugees have places to seek help,...
In 1969, newly elected President Richard M. Nixon, aiming to achieve "peace with honor" in Vietnam, began to put his "Vietnamization" policy into place, which basically involved removing the number of American military soldiers in the country and transferring combat roles to the South Vietnamese. ... Teach the South Vietnamese military to fend for themselves however with only four short years to achieve the desired results of Vietnamization, the United States found that they had overestimated the ability of the ARVN to match up against the well trained and highly motivated Vietcong and NVA. ...
