Keywords
President, politics, United States, power, Neustadt, Bush, conservative, executive, polarization, decisiveness
Abstract
How well did George W Bush use presidential power, and what can be listed as his accomplishments? Richard Neustadt says that the three most important influences a president has are bargaining advantages, expectations of the president, and perception of how the public views him. With that in mind, I examine Bush’s major actions and find that he was largely successful as a leader
Publisher
University of Puget Sound
Faculty Advisor
William Haltom
Publication Date
12-18-2015
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Format
Discipline
Politics & Government
Track
U.S. Politics
Subject Area
American Politics | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Mullan, Jamie, "The Decider: George W Bush and His Use of Presidential Power" (2015). Politics & Government Undergraduate Theses. 7.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/pg_theses/7