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
Charles O. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. He served as editor of the American Political Science Review and president of the American Political Science Association. He has written many books on various aspects of the American Presidency.