Evaluate the merit of the neustadt thesis

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Theodore Roosevelt wished he could be "the president and Congress too," and enact as well as propose legislation. Roosevelt's wish corresponds to the position, for example, of British prime ministers, who are both chief executive and legislative head of their governments. What are the policy making advantages and disadvantages of each system? Would an increase in presidential authority by means such as a line-item veto improve the American system?

Richard Neustadt concludes that the essence of presidential power is the power to persuade. He suggests that as the formal powers of the presidency are relatively weak, the president depends on a variety of Washington constituencies (Congress in particular) for support. Evaluate the merit of the Neustadt thesis and its implications for presidential power.

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