19. The National Security Council 's members include the President, Vice President, Secretaries of State and defense, and is managed by the president 's national security assistant but its informal membership is broader. Their functions include information and policy recommendations on national security, aid the president in national security crisis management, coordinate agency and departmental activities bearing on national security, and monitor the implementation of national security policy. The Council of Economic Advisers has three members each appointed by the president and they prepare the "Economic Report of the President" with data and analysis on the current and future state of the economy. The Office of Management and Budget is composed of highly skilled professionals with some being political appointees and more than 600 career officials. The OMB 's function is to prepare the president 's budget and review regulations proposed by departments and agencies. …show more content…
20. Public approval ratings has possibly been the largest political resource for President 's leverage. A high public approval rating directly improves a president 's legislative skills and weakens resistance to their policies. Low public approval ratings strengthen the resolve of the president 's opponents and increases the likelihood of stalemates with Congress. The perception of an electoral mandate correlates to public approval ratings based on how successful a candidate is. Electoral mandates are a powerful symbol because they turn issues from whether government should act, how should act. 21. Newly elected presidents ' "honeymoon period" relates to their peak in public approval at the outset of their presidencies. They typically have the public behind them and their policies because of their lack of unsuccessful track record. The "honeymoon period" depicts the inevitable decline in support for the president because of the nature of American