Social Sciences and History / Unit 8 SSH 0716 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conditions That Help a President, and Their Limits
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The idea
Favorable conditions can help a president move policy: party control of Congress, and crises such as war or economic decline that rally support. Even the most favorable conditions do not guarantee success, some presidencies have shown.
In practice
A crisis and a friendly Congress, and still a failed program.
Where people slip
The anchor's example presidencies are not named here.
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