The Presidency Then and Now

Herausgeber: Henderson, Phillip G.

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Presidency Then and Now, leading political scientists and historians assess the development of the presidency and its role in today's political landscape. The questions addressed in this wide-ranging volume include: How has the doctrine of separation of powers evolved? How have presidential campaigns and presidential oratory influenced the constitutional character of the institution? How does the scandal-driven press coverage of the post-Vietnam and post-Watergate presidency compare with the partisan press of the early republic? Among other topics, the contributors examine the early precedents and modern manifestations of the executive veto, executive privilege, and presidential use of force doctrine, and chart the shift from a constitutionally circumspect and constrained chief executive toward the modern notion of a plebiscitary presidency. By drawing comparisons between the old and the new, The Presidency Then and Now offers timely and incisive insights that will appeal not only to scholars of the presidency but to historians and general readers interested in the constitutional foundations, philosophical debates, and key political developments that have affected the presidential office over time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780847697397
• ISBN-10: 0847697398
• Artikelnr.: 22260978

Autorenporträt

Edited by Phillip G. Henderson - Contributions by Phillip G. Henderson; Forrest McDonald; David N. Mayer; Mark Rozell; Joseph R. Avella; Gary Gregg II; Raymond Tatalovich; Travis Cook; Scott Yenor; Shirley Anne Warshaw; Graham Dodds; StephenJ McKenna; Ric

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Presidency Then and Now Chapter 2 Chapter 1:
Presidential Character: The Case of George Washington Chapter 3 Chapter 2:
Thomas Jefferson and the Separation of Powers Chapter 4 Chapter 3:
Executive Privilege: From Washington to Clinton Chapter 5 Chapter 4: The
President, Congress, and Decisions to Use Military Force Chapter 6 Chapter
5: Whiggism and Presidentialism: American Ambivalence Toward Executive
Power Chapter 7 Chapter 6: The Constitutionalist Presidency: Conservative
Scholarship and the Energy in the Executive Chapter 8 Chapter 7: The
Formation and Use of the Cabinet Chapter 9 Chapter 8: The Press and the
Presidency: Then and Now Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Narrative in Presidential
Oratory Chapter 11 Chapter 10: The Rise of the Rhetorical Candidate Chapter
12 Chapter 11: The Rhetorical Presidency, Presidential Authority, and Bill
Clinton Chapter 13 Chapter 12: Technocratic Leadership: The Policy Work
Presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton