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The American Presidency : a very short introduction Cover Image Book Book

The American Presidency : a very short introduction / Charles O. Jones.

Jones, Charles O. (Author).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780190458201
  • ISBN: 0190458208
  • Physical Description: xviii, 187 pages ; 18 cm.
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

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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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library JK 516 .J664 2016 30775305515489 General Collection Available -

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