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The American Presidency
By James W. Davis
480 pages
- Contributors:
- Publisher:
- Praeger
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Edition:
- 2nd
- Subjects:
Synopsis
This is a thoroughly revised, in-depth analysis of the American presidency by a major scholar in the field. The main goal of the text is to explain how the president's ability to implement policy is circumscribed by several major factors: *the Madisonian separation of powers; *the decentralized power structure in Congress; *the number of cross-party coalitions needed to pass legislation; *a slow-moving federal bureaucracy; and *the powerful influence of special interest groups opposed to many presidential ...
This is a thoroughly revised, in-depth analysis of the American presidency by a major scholar in the field. The main goal of the text is to explain how the president's ability to implement policy is circumscribed by several major factors: *the Madisonian separation of powers; *the decentralized power structure in Congress; *the number of cross-party coalitions needed to pass legislation; *a slow-moving federal bureaucracy; and *the powerful influence of special interest groups opposed to many presidential initiatives.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Preface to Second Edition xi
- Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
- Notes 16
- Chapter 2 - The Presidency from Washington to Clinton 18
- Appendix 1: the Making of the Presidency 41
- Notes 44
- Chapter 3 - Presidential Nominations: the Great American Steeplechase 47
- Notes 74
- Chapter 4 - Presidential Elections 77
- Notes 104
- Chapter 5 - Party Leader 107
- Notes 132
- Chafter 6 - The Public Presidency 136
- Notes 156
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Preface to Second Edition xi
- Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
- Notes 16
- Chapter 2 - The Presidency from Washington to Clinton 18
- Appendix 1: the Making of the Presidency 41
- Notes 44
- Chapter 3 - Presidential Nominations: the Great American Steeplechase 47
- Notes 74
- Chapter 4 - Presidential Elections 77
- Notes 104
- Chapter 5 - Party Leader 107
- Notes 132
- Chafter 6 - The Public Presidency 136
- Notes 156
- Chapter 7 - The Presidentlal Branch 160
- Notes 187
- Chapter 8 - Chief Administrutor 191
- Notes 211
- Chapter 9 - Commander in Chief 214
- Notes 239
- Chapter 10 - Chief Diplomat 242
- Notes 266
- Chapter 11 - The President as Overseer of the Economy 269
- Notes 294
- Chapter 12 - The President and Congress 298
- Notes 329
- Chapter 13 - The President and the Supreme Court 332
- Notes 357
- Chapter 14 - The Vice Presidency 360
- Notes 386
- Chapter 15 - Proposed Reforms of the Presidency 390
- Notes 413
- Chapter 16 - The Road Ahead 417
- Notes 428
- Appendix: the Constitution -- Provisions on the Presidency 431
- Selected Bibliography 437
- Index 449
- About the Author *