Understanding the Presidency
by Pfiffner, James P.; Davidson, Roger H.Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-02-12
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Updated in a new 6th edition,Understanding the Presidencyprovides readers with a blend of classic and contemporary readings on the presidency to ground and expand their knowledge of the highest office in American government. Some topics include,The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval, Policy Leadership, and Constitutional Origins of the Presidency. Updated edition contains 8 new readings.
Table of Contents
| Constitutional Origins of the Presidency | p. 1 |
| James Madison to Thomas Jefferson | p. 6 |
| Federalist No. 69 | p. 8 |
| Federalist No. 70 | p. 11 |
| To the Citizens of the State of New York | p. 14 |
| Reevaluating the Electoral College | p. 18 |
| Historical Perspectives on the Presidency | p. 35 |
| The Strict Constructionist Presidency | p. 41 |
| The Stewardship Presidency | p. 44 |
| The Public Presidency | p. 46 |
| The Prerogative Presidency | p. 48 |
| The Presidency In The Political Order | p. 50 |
| Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates | p. 61 |
| Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections | p. 67 |
| A High-Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process | p. 83 |
| The Obama Juggernaut: Presidential Fundraising in 2008 | p. 107 |
| The Magnitude of the 2008 Democratic Victory: By the Numbers | p. 123 |
| The Myth of Presidential Mandate | p. 133 |
| Changing Tides: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Governance, 2004-2009 | p. 142 |
| The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval | p. 157 |
| The "Permanent Campaign" | p. 161 |
| The Press and the Presidency | p. 168 |
| The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion | p. 180 |
| The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney? | p. 191 |
| The Institutional Presidency | p. 201 |
| The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee) | p. 204 |
| Can The President Manage The Government? | p. 206 |
| The Changing Presidential Office | p. 223 |
| Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel | p. 235 |
| The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory | p. 244 |
| The Separation of Powers | p. 251 |
| Presidential Relations with Congress | p. 253 |
| The Disappearing Political Center | p. 273 |
| Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process | p. 278 |
| Executive Privilege and the U.S. Attorneys Firings | p. 288 |
| Policy Leadership | p. 303 |
| The Presidential "Hundred Days" | p. 306 |
| Obama Becomes President: Policy Development and Leadership | p. 311 |
| Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview | p. 323 |
| Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism | p. 337 |
| Decision Making in the Bush White House | p. 354 |
| Commander-In-Chief and National Security | p. 377 |
| Presidential Power in National Security | p. 379 |
| Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy | p. 394 |
| Constraining Executive Power: George W. Bush and the Constitution | p. 411 |
| The Commander in Chief and the Courts | p. 433 |
| Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power | p. 445 |
| Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency | p. 448 |
| "If Men Were Angels…": Presidential Leadership and Accountability | p. 463 |
| The Worst President in History? | p. 469 |
| The Long View | p. 480 |
| A New Imperial Presidency? | p. 484 |
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