Those who share in governing with the President are members of Congress. Neustadt is writing that the President has many powers over Congress and legislation in America. As Neustadt writes, “From the veto to appointments, from publicity to budgeting, and so down a long list, the White House now controls the most encompassing array of vantage points in the American political system” (217). Basically, because the President has the power to veto any bill passed by Congress, Congress needs the support of the President to get bills passed. This forces Congress to have to work with and negotiate with the President, which opens the door for the President to use his “persuasive powers” to get Congress to pass his agenda. Since Congress needs the President, effective “persuasive powers” by the President will force Congress to work with and listen to the President.…show more content… Neustadt writes that the dominant presidency era began when, “Congress, having been embarrassed at Pearl Harbour by the isolationism it displayed beforehand, gave successive Presidents more scope in defense budgeting and in the conduct of diplomacy[...]the President became the system’s final arbiter” (219). The attack on Pearl Harbour gave forced Congress to give more power to the President to deal with international crises, defense and military operations. I think the same thing happened after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Congress, realizing their failures and potential dangers ahead, gave more power back to the Presidency like the powers of Truman, Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson before them. These new powers show in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Presidents after Nixon would never be able to send troops into combat with a full support from Congress like both Bush and Obama where, which support Obama and Bush have a dominant
