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The American Presidency: A Very Short Introduction
Second Edition
Charles O. Jones
23 June 2016
ISBN: 9780190458201
208 pages
Paperback
175x111mm
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Price: £8.99Description
The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system.
- Stresses the significance of split party control and narrow margins as encouraging greater executive power
- Emphasizes the high expectations for presidents and the limits imposed by the separation of powers system
- Adds analysis of electoral campaigns, to include the 2008 economic crisis during the election
- Incorporates analysis of the recent Obama administration and includes a section on the First Ladies
About the Author(s)
Charles O. Jones, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Charles O. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. He served as editor of the American Political Science Review and president of the American Political Science Association. He has written many books on various aspects of the American Presidency.
Table of Contents
- Preface
1. Inventing the Presidency
2. The Presidency Finds Its Place
3. Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office)
4. Making and Remaking a Presidency
5. Connecting to and Leading the Government
6. Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy
7. Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future
Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America
References
Index
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