What do the authors identify as the major constraints on the president's program?

Answer 1

The president faces three constraints on his ability to plan a program. One is the sheer limit of his time and attention span. The second constraint is the unexpected crisis. The third is the fact that the federal government and most federal programs can only be changed marginally, expect in special circumstances. The result of these constraints is that the president has to be selective about what he wants IV. When polls did not exist, politicians often believed that they should do what they thought the public interest required.

Answer 2

I do not know what President or what program you are asking about. The current President Obama has a Republican Congress that will not pass his new programs and wants to repeal his old ones, so he relies on executive orders and his veto power to govern.

Answer 3

crisis, the federal budget, and adverse popular reaction