Using Miroff, explain what he means by the “presidential spectacle” and then choosing either George W. Bush OR Barack Obama from the reading, discuss an effective use of spectacle by that president and then an ineffective use of spectacle by that same president, citing the page numbers.

Assignment Question

For this short paper to be accepted, you must accurately cite the exact page number that each major point from the articles answering the question comes from in parentheses at the end of each sentence where you discuss that relevant point – for instance, like this: (Miroff, page 15) or (Polsky, page 490). The assignment is: Using Miroff, explain what he means by the “presidential spectacle” and then choosing either George W. Bush OR Barack Obama from the reading, discuss an effective use of spectacle by that president and then an ineffective use of spectacle by that same president, citing the page numbers. Then from your own perspective and memory, choose either President Trump OR President Biden and give an example of what you think their presidential spectacle looked/looks like. Finally, turning to Polsky, discuss what the Constitution says about the war powers of Congress and the presidency, and what has happened in the modern era (post-WWIl) regarding the use of war powers and those two institutions, including why these changes have occurred (cite page numbers for all of this information). Do you find these changes positive or problematic (and why)?

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