Problems in American Democracy

by Thames Williamson

15. What is the extent of the President's veto power?

REQUIRED READINGS

1. Beard, American Government and Politics, chapter x.

2. Guitteau, Government and Politics in the United States, chapter xxv.

3. Munro, The Government of the United States, chapter viii.

4. Reed, Form and Functions of American Government, chapter xix.

QUESTIONS ON THE REQUIRED READINGS

1. Outline the work of the national convention. (Reed, pages 228-229.)

2. Describe the presidential campaign. (Reed, pages 233-234.)

3. Why was the presidential election of 1876 disputed? (Guitteau, pages 288-289.)