The American Presidency : a very short introduction / Charles O. Jones.
"The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. This masterly revision explores critical issues that are object of contemporary debate and shows how the American presidency evolved over the past 200 years and where it may go in the future"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780190458201
- ISBN: 0190458208
- Physical Description: xviii, 187 pages ; 18 cm.
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Inventing the Presidency -- The Presidency Finds Its Place -- Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office) -- Making and Remaking a Presidency -- Connecting to and Leading the Government -- Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy -- Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future -- Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America. |
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Subject: | Presidents > United States. Executive power > United States. |
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The American Presidency: a Very Short Introduction
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The American Presidency: a Very Short Introduction
The American founding fathers were dedicated to the project of creating a government both functional and incapable of devolving into tyranny. To do this, they intentionally decentralized decision making among the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. They believed this separation of powers would force compromise and achieve their goal of "separating to unify." In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Charles O. Jones delves into the constitutional roots of the American presidency to show how presidents faced the challenges of governing within a system of separation of powers. This updated edition of The American Presidency reviews crucial themes, including democratization of presidential elections, transitioning into and organizing a presidency, challenges in leading the permanent government, making law and policy, and reforming and changing the institution. It also introduces new case studies from the Obama administration, providing compelling insights into contemporary critical issues such as military power, the role of the First Lady, and the new trends in electoral campaigning-including the stunning advances in mass media and campaign technology. Jones lucidly shows that American presidents are not, and simply cannot be, as powerful as most Americans believe them to be. Accordingly, he stresses the necessity to acknowledge the president's political status and style within the constitutional structure: the president is not the presidency, and the presidency is not the government.