Description
The Presidency and the Political System showcases the best of presidential studies and research with top-notch presidency scholars writing specifically for an undergraduate audience. Michael Nelson rigorously edits each contribution to present a set of analytical yet accessible chapters and offers contextual headnotes introducing each essay. Chapters represent the full range of topics, institutions, and issues relevant to understanding the American presidency: covering approaches to studying the presidency, elements of presidential power, presidential selection, presidents and politics, and presidents and government. This Twelfth Edition fully incorporates coverage of the Trump administration.
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
Part I Approaches to the Presidency
Chapter 1 The Two Constitutional Presidencies - Jeffrey K. Tulis
Chapter 2 Studying the Presidency: Why Presidents Need Political Scientists - Lyn Ragsdale
Part II Elements of Presidential Power
Chapter 3 The Development of Presidential Power: Conservative Insurgency and Constitutional Construction - Stephen Skowronek
Chapter 4 The Presidency in History: Leading from the Eye of the Storm - Marc Landy and Sidney M. Milkis
Chapter 5 Presidential Competence - Paul J. Quirk
Chapter 6 The Psychological Presidency - Michael Nelson
Part III Presidential Selection
Chapter 7 The Presidency and the Nominating Process: Aspirants, Parties, and Selections - Lara M. Brown
Chapter 8 The Presidency and General Elections - Lori Cox Han
Part IV Presidents and Politics
Chapter 9 The Presidential Spectacle - Bruce Miroff
Chapter 10 The President and the Media: The Case of Donald Trump - Marjorie Randon Hershey
Chapter 11 The Presidency and Interest Groups: Allies, Adversaries, and Policy Leadership - Daniel J. Tichenor
Chapter 12 The Presidency and Political Parties - Sidney M. Milkis
Part V Presidents and Government
Chapter 13 The Institutional Presidency - John P. Burke
Chapter 14 The Presidency and Bureaucracy - David E. Lewis and Terry M. Moe
Chapter 15 The Presidency and Congress - Matthew J. Dickinson
Chapter 16 The Presidency and the Judiciary - David A. Yalof
Chapter 17 The Presidency and Unilateral Power: A Taxonomy - Andrew Rudalevige
Part VI Presidents and Public Policy
Chapter 18 Presidential Power and Public Policy - Roger B. Porter
Chapter 19 The Presidency, War Powers, and National Security: Separation of Powers in a Crucible - Jasmine Farrier
Chapter 20 “The Firing, Retiring, and Expiring of Presidents”: Impeachment, Disability, Resignation, and Death—From the Constitutional Convention to Donald Trump - Michael Nelson
Index
