Season3：2001-2002Cast：“晚五”RobLowe，StockardChanning，DuléHill，艾莉森·珍妮，JanelMoloney，理查德·希夫，JohnSpencer，BradleyWhitfordandMartinSheenThethirdseason，whichcoverstheadministration'sthirdandfourthyearsinoffice，startsoffwithBartletannouncinghisintentiontorunforreelectionandisheavilydevotedtotheupcomingpresidentialelection.OtherprominentplotlinesincludeCongressionalinvestigationsintowhetherBartletcommittedelectoralfraudbyconcealinghisMS，adeaththreatagainstC.J.andtheensuingrelationshipshedevelopswithaSecretServiceagentassignedtoher，theQumaridefenseministerAbdulShareefplottingterroristattacksagainsttheUS，andatroublingmeetingbetweenTobyandthePresidentthatleavesBartletwithaboutofinsomniain Theseasonfinale，“PosseComitatus”隨著巴特利特在選舉中與反對者會面並重申他對擊敗他的承諾，這些故事情節中的幾條都結束了。 ਦੇਦੇਨਾਲਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀਅੰਤਮਤੌਰ''ਤੇਫੈਸਲਾਲੈਂਦੇਹੋਏਸ਼ਰੀਫਦੀਹੱਤਿਆ（ਕਨੂੰਨੀਕਨੂੰਨੀ'ਤੇਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨਯੋਗਕਾਰਵਾਈ） ਦੇਸਾਜੈਂਟਦੀਹੱਤਿਆ，ਧਮਕੀਦੇਣਤੋਂਬਾਅਦਸੀ.ਜੇ.ਵਾਸਕੌਗ“。Fromweektoweek，youfeltlikeyouwerewritingtheshowhandcuffed，alittlebit.Ididn'tknowhowtowriteitanymore.ItwasaconstantsearchforwhatIwasn'tdoingthatusedtomaketheshowwork [...] Maybetherewasawaytomakeitwork。Thereprobablywas.Iwasn'tabletofinditintwenty-twoepisodes”ht.Fromacriticalperspective，seriescreatorAaronSorkinacknowledgedinOctober2002thattheterrorism-相關情節旨在保持系列在現實生活之後的相關性 9 / 11 攻擊有時令人尷尬