President's habitual way of preforming the three political roles of rhetoric, personal relations,and homework

Rhetoric= way he speaks to media.

Personal Relations= how he deals face to face with other politicians individually or small groups.

presidents politically relevant beliefs, particularly their conception of social casuality, human nature, and central moral conflicts at the time

while style is a way of acting world view is a way of seeing, presidents world view affects what he pays attention to

way the president orients himself toward life.

how they see themselves; self esteem

1. The support a president has from the public and interest groups

2. the party balance in Congress, and

3. the thrust of Supreme Court opinions

4. Events in the world that are out of the control of any president— (oil embargos, natural disasters, wars abroad, etc.).

For the active-positive, there is a congruence between much activity and the enjoyment of it.

This indicates a relatively high self-esteem and relative success in relating to environmental factors. His or her orientation is productive, they use style flexibly, and they adapt to the needs of the moment. There is an emphasis on rational decision making with an inherent 4

desire to learn and grow. The active-positive is a ―work in progress

For the active-negative, there exists a contradiction between relatively intense effort expended in life and in work—and a relatively low emotional reward for that effort. There is a compulsive quality to their activity. It is as if the active-negative has to make up for a sense of failure or to fill a starving self-esteem. The active-negative is ambitious and power seeking—and they are often aggressive toward uncooperative environmental factors. He or she is often overly suspicious to the point of paranoid.

The passive-positive is the receptive, compliant, other-directed character whose life is a search for affection as a reward for being agreeable and cooperative rather than personally assertive. The contradiction is between a low self-esteem and a superficial optimism. Passive-positive types help to soften the harsh edges of politics and often operate with a style of abdication of responsibilities focusing only on major issues when necessary.

The passive-negative is someone who does little in politics and enjoys it less. It begs the question, ―Why do they do it at all?‖The answer lies in their character-rooted orientation toward doing dutiful servicethis compensates for a low self-esteem based on a sense of uselessness. Their tendency is to withdraw and to avoid conflict whenever possible. They often emphasize vague principles and procedural arguments in their reasoning regarding issues and problems. Passive-negatives often lack the ―vision thing.‖Their desire is to avoid the sordid details of politicking and their happiest day is when its all over!

25th Amendment

The President Pro-Tempore