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This 3 page paper argues that the President of the United States has an easier time enacting foreign policy than he does in setting the domestic agenda. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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difficult, this paper argues that domestic policy is more difficult to accomplish. Discussion There has been an on-going debate among political observers for years as to whether or not there
are "two presidencies," one dealing with domestic matters and the other concerned with foreign affairs; such observers "regularly argue that presidents exert more power in foreign and defense policy than
in domestic policy" (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). Jack Germond and Jules Witcover agree, saying that presidents "have a much freer hand in dealing with foreign affairs, with Congress largely reduced
to the role of kibitzer" (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). Still another report points to the fact that a president can "revolutionize foreign policy," but has to work closely with Congress
to achieve progress on the domestic front (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). This view is held not only by political experts but scholars as well (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). The "two
presidencies" theory is particularly evident in the current administration; many of Bushs domestic policies have failed or been substantially altered by Congress (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). He has been defeated
on Social Security reform; he has not been able to make the tax cuts permanent; and he had to make "considerable tradeoffs" in order to enact the "No Child Left
Behind" legislation and the new Medicare prescription drug coverage (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). In contrast, his foreign policy initiatives, including the "Patriot Act, the unilateral creation of military tribunals, the
budget for the War on Terror, the design of new agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the decisions to intervene militarily into Afghanistan and Iraq, the unilateral withdrawal
from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty" and others have sailed through without significant opposition; almost without discussion (Canes-Wrone, Howell and Lewis). These authors suggest that there are three features of our
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