The American Presidency: An Analytical Approach
Cambridge University Press
Edition: New, 8/15/2010
EAN 9780521895927, ISBN10: 0521895928
Hardcover, 288 pages, 23.5 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Presidential scholars increasingly turn to science to address the fundamental issues in the field, but undergraduates are rarely taught the skills to do the same. The American Presidency introduces students to new insights produced by the scientific study of the presidency and the scientific endeavor itself. After chapters on the scientific study of the presidency and background information on the presidency, the text discusses prominent theories of presidential power. Chapters on presidential elections, the president's relationship with other political actors (such as Congress and the Supreme Court), the president's role in foreign and economic policy, and presidential greatness include guided research exercises that provide students with the opportunity to apply the scientific method to empirical questions with significant theoretical content. The American Presidency provides students with the opportunity to learn about the presidency and enables them to draw their own reasoned conclusions about the nature of presidential power.
1. Introduction
2. Science and the study of the presidency
3. The presidency
background and foundations
4. Theories of presidential power
5. The presidential selection process
6. Congress and the president
7. The Supreme Court and the president
8. The president and the executive branch
9. The president and foreign policymaking
10. The president and economic policymaking
11. Presidential greatness.