What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president?

Week 5 Discussion: The Roles of Congress and The Presidency

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 11 and 12

Lesson: Week 5

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (can include your textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president?

Do you think voters choose the characteristics they are looking for depending on the socioeconomic and political environment – lack of jobs, riots, COVID-19, environmental concerns and other issues etc.?

Explain your answer.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Writing Requirements:

Cite your sources when applicable (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)

APA 7th Edition format for in-text citations and list of references