Use pp. 377-379 in your book to answer the following on loose leaf:
- When does a president's success in Congress typically begin to decline?
- What reasons could be behind this?
- What did Jimmy Carter (photo, to the right) have to say about interest groups? What did he mean?
- How do interest groups affect a president's decision-making process?
- Why might a candidate/president be "intentionally vague" about some issues? How might overuse of this tactic affect public opinion?
- What is a "mandate"? Why would a newly elected candidate want to claim one?
- What typically allows a candidate to claim that he has a mandate?
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