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950 to 1,250 words (i.e., about 3.5 to 5 pages double spaced).

Include a word count at the top of the first page.

Typed essays are preferred. May either use single spacing or double spacing

Cite all sources.Have a Title Page, Endnotes Page and Bibliography page.

Your grade is not based on which side you take; rather, it’s based on how you support your claims.

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Prompt A

In the Introduction to his book,The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider describes his book as a "guide." And he writes:

“this guide will discuss your primary duty as a presidential officeholder: to executive the office of the president in line with the Constitution’s text and its political morality. It will not teach you how to avoid constitutional constraints, bur rather how to embrace them, working within the Constitution to do what is best for the country. Some presidents might see their constitutional advisors as employees whose job it is to help them get around the obstacles the document presents. In this guide, however, my role as your constitutional advisor is not to figure out how to defend all of your actions. Rather, I will give you advice on behalf of the Constitution, trying to ensure that you stay true to your oath.” Page, xxiii.

Question: Write an where you discuss whether or not Brettschneider is giving good advice to a president. In your essay, discuss
1. Specific arguments he makes, and examples he uses to support his arguments.
2. Key principles he sets forth.
3. Strengths of his book.
4. Weaknesses of his book.
5. Your overall evaluation of his arguments, principles, and book.
In your essay, be creative and critical. Also, use examples to support your arguments.

You are encouraged to use materials from our class and welcome to conduct outside research.

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A Critical Analysis of Corey Brettschneider’s The Oath and The Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents
Introduction
A guidebook for the aspiring president of the United States of America- that is one of the most boastful claims one may make, and Corey Brettschneider’s book is precisely that. The core question that the book is based on is why will someone want to be the president of the United States? In one of his recent online lectures at the Bowdoin College, Brettschneider emphasizes that becoming a president is not about the political (and other) privileges that come with the Office or about meeting the ideological goals of the party s/he represents; instead, it is about upholding the principles of democracy and good governance laid down by the Constitution of the United States of America. Article 2 of the constitution mentions:
Before he enter(s) on the execution of his Office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”. 
The primacy of preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution over any other form of power of the executive position that the president holds is what Brettschneider reiterates through the book. He forms his arguments on these principles, citing examples from the history of the American Presidency since the nation's birth, providing some very insightful but primarily ideological counsels to the future presidents. 
Presidential history: successes and failures
Brettschneider is emphatic about the Constitutional restraints on any kind of free reign that a President might impose, as mentioned by Article II. He cites the second inaugural address of George Washington that hints at the possibility of constitutional punishment in case the office holder fails to maintain the clauses of the Constitution. In other words, it is the Constitution, not the person occupying the position, that takes precedence.

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