Law and Legal Reasoning 3

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Introduces modes of legal reasoning, lawmaking, and policy influencing used by chief executives and their staffs and appointees in U.S. governments. Examines the constitutional role of the president and how the president employs delegated and implied powers to implement, make, and interpret law and otherwise influence policy. Explores how executive agencies promulgate regulations and how courts interpret and review regulatory processes and functions. Studies how to analyze and develop strategic insights into the organization of the executive branch; how legislation and other law is interpreted, implemented, and influenced by the executive; different executive strategies for influencing policy, including the federal budget process and informal methods of influencing policy; and how to read and comprehend regulations and regulatory materials.