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CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

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The influence of a president, according to Richard Neustadt, depends upon
  1. The condition of the economy.
  2. The professional reputation and prestige of the officeholder.
  3. The management structure adopted by the presidential incumbent.
  4. Public perception of the incumbent’s ethics.
  5. The quality of the office-holder’s debate skills.
Explanation
Answer: B - Neustadt argued that the presidency actually has very few formal powers, so the real power of the presidency is the power to convince people to do things through professional reputation and prestige. Because the public expects so much out of the president, but the president has so little power to actually do anything unilaterally, the president must convince others to do what he wants. Neustadt called this the “power to persuade.”
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