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Written by top-notch presidency scholars and carefully edited into a text-reader format, The Presidency and the Political System, Eleventh Edition showcases a collection of original essays focused on a range of topics, institutions, and issues relevant to understanding the American presidency. Author Michael Nelson rigorously edits each contribution to present students with a set of analytical yet accessible chapters and contextual headnotes introducing each essay. You will read about different approaches to studying the presidency, the elements of presidential power, presidential selection, presidents and politics, and presidents and government.New to the Eleventh EditionA new chapter focused on the Trump administration (Chapter 10) discusses major shifts represented by the new administration, especially in regards to the president's relationship with the media. New coverage of Obama's second term enables you to compare and contrast Obama's two presidential terms as well as better understand how the similarities and differences of Obama's approach compared to his predecessors. Revised, time-tested essays reflect current scholarship that explores the themes of modern presidential power and effectiveness.
Contents
PrefaceContributorsChapter 1. The Two Constitutional Presidencies - Jeffrey K. TulisChapter 2. Studying the Presidency: Why Presidents Need Political Scientists - Lyn RagsdaleChapter 3. The Development of Presidential Power: Conservative Insurgency and Constitutional Construction - Stephen SkowronekChapter 4. The Presidency in History: Leading from the Eye of the Storm - Sidney M. Milkis and Marc LandyChapter 5. Presidential Competence - Paul J. QuirkChapter 6. The Psychological Presidency - Michael NelsonPART III PRESIDENTIAL SELECTIONChapter 7. The Presidency and the Nominating Process: Aspirants, Parties, and Selections - Lara M. BrownChapter 8. The Faulty Premises of the Electoral College - George C. Edwards IIIChapter 9. The Presidential Spectacle - Bruce MiroffChapter 10. The President and the Media: The Case of Donald Trump - Marjorie Randon HersheyChapter 11. The Presidency and Interest Groups: Allies, Adversaries, and Policy Leadership - Daniel J. TichenorChapter 12. The Presidency and Political Parties - Sidney M. MilkisPART V PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENTChapter 13. The Institutional Presidency - John P. BurkeChapter 14. The Presidency and the Bureaucracy: The Levers of Presidential Control - David E. Lewis and Terry M. MoeChapter 15. The President and Congress - Matthew J. DickinsonChapter 16. The Presidency and the Judiciary - David A. YalofChapter 17. The Presidency and Unilateral Power: A Taxonomy - Andrew RudalevigeChapter 18. Presidential Power and Public Policy - Roger B. PorterChapter 19. The Presidency at War: The Limits of Agency in Wartime Presidential Leadership - Andrew J. PolskyChapter 20. "The Firing, Retiring, and Expiring of Presidents": Impeachment, Disability, Resignation, and Death-From the Constitutional Convention to Donald Trump - Michael NelsonIndex
