Federal Appointments Process

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The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning up the Federal Appointments Process
by Stephen L. Carter. 260 pgs.

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

I: BORKING FOR FUN AND PROFIT

1: The Televised Backyard Fence

2: Of Nannies, Sound Bites, and Confirmation Nonsense

3: Of Litmus Testers and Stealth Candidates

4: Of Judicial Philosophy and Democratic Checkery

5: Of Brown . . . and Being Morally Off Limits

II: GOVERNING INSTEAD OF GOSSIPING

6: The Disqualification Problem, Revisited

SUMMARY

7: Some Modest Proposals, Reviewed

NOTES

INDEX
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Our Tottering Confirmation Process, in Public Interest
by Paul C. Light. 16 pgs.

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Norm Theory and the Future of the Federal Appointments Process, in Duke Law Journal
by Michael J. Gebhardt. 30 pgs.

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The Politics of Presidential Appointments: A Thorny Business, in White House Studies
by Colton C. Campbell. 18 pgs.

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Department of Defense Political Appointments: Positions and Process
by Susan D. Hosek, Cheryl Y Marcum, Harry J. Thie, Lauren R. Sager Weinstein. 80 pgs.

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Preface

Contents

Figures

Tables

Summary

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

1: Introduction

2: Trends in DOD Political Appointees

3: The Appointment Process and Rules Governing Political Appointees

4: Conclusion

A: An Overview of the Federal Workforce System

B: DOD Pas Position Data Sources

C: Pas Position Titles in Osd from 1947 to 1999 by Function

D: Chronology of Pas Positions Assigned to Osd Functional Areas

E: Authorized Osd Pas Positions by Function (May 31, 1999)

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Our Broken Judicial Confirmation Process and the Need for Filibuster Reform, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
by John Cornyn. 50 pgs.

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Fixing the Appointment Process, in Brookings Review
by Alvin S. Felzenberg. 5 pgs.

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Parties, Process, and Presidential Power: Learning from Confirmation Politics in the U.S. Senate, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Gary J. Andres. 10 pgs.

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The Senate and Executive Branch Appointments, in Brookings Review
by Burdett Loomis. 5 pgs.

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The Timing of Partisan and Nonpartisan Appointments to the Central Bank: Some New Evidence, in Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
by Franklin G. Mixon Jr., M. Troy Gibson. 15 pgs.

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The Presidential Branch: From Washington to Clinton (Chap. 3 "The Development of the Executive Office of the President")
by John Hart. 292 pgs.

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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

1. the Presidential Branch: an Introduction

2. the Presidential Staff: 1789-1939

3. the Development of the Executive Office of the President

4. the White House Staff

5. Congress, Comity, and the Presidential Branch

6. Post-Watergate Perspectives on the Presidential Staff

7. the Presidential Branch and the Framework of American Government

APPENDIX DIVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 1939-94

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INDEX
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Presidential Frontiers: Underexplored Issues in White House Politics (Chap. 8 "The President and Federal Reserve Nominations")
by Ryan J. Barilleaux. 244 pgs.

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By exploring important issues that have received little attention before now, this edited collection breaks new ground in our understanding of America's highest office. The volume brings together established scholars and promising young researchers to open new questions about our most important political institution.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: The First Frontier: The Nature of the Office

Chapter 1: The Normative Study of the Presidency

NOTES

Chapter 2: The President as Representative

NOTES

References

Chapter 3 Washington And/Or Versailles: the White House as a Court Society

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Chapter 4: Electing Presidents and Other Potentates

Part II: New Insights on Power and Policy

Chapter 5: The Overlooked Relevance of the Pardon Power

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Chapter 6: The Presidency and Social Policy

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Chapter 7: The Other Side of War: Presidential Peace Powers

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Chapter 8: The President and Federal Reserve Nominations

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Part III: New Political and Cultural Frontiers

Chapter 9: The Presidency as a Cultural Pulpit

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Chapter 10: The Other Side of Power: Who Is Left Out of Presidential Rhetoric?

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Chapter 11: First Partner: First Ladies and Their Roles

Appendix

References

NOTES

Afterword

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Index

About the Contributors
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The Contemporary Presidency: Parties, Process, and Presidential Power: Learning from Confirmation Politics in the U.S. Senate, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Gary J. Andres. 10 pgs.

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The President's Cabinet: Gender, Power, and Representation (Chap. 2 "Cabinet Nominations: Presidents, Power, Process" and Chap. 4 "Cabinet Confirmations: Evaluation and Ideology")
by Maryanne Borrelli. 279 pgs.

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1: Introduction: Linking Presidency Research and Gender Studies

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2: Cabinet Nominations: Presidents, Power, Process

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3: The Secretaries-Designate

Notes

4: Media Coverage of the Secretaries-Designate

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5: Cabinet Confirmations: Evaluation and Ideology

Notes

6: Conclusion: Understanding Representation

Notes

Appendix: “diversity” Secretaries-Designate

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Index

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Vacant Reform: Why the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 Is Unconstitutional, in Duke Law Journal
by Joshua L. Stayn. 29 pgs.

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Recruiting Executive Branch Leaders, in Brookings Review
by James P. Pfiffner. 3 pgs.

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