The Presidency and the Political System

by Nelson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781568026732
• ISBN10: 1568026730
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Author Biography

Michael Nelson is professor of political science at Rhodes College

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Contributors	ix
Evaluating the Presidency	1	(28)
Michael Nelson
PART I THE PRESIDENCY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Comparing the Core Executive in Britain, France, and the United States	29	(19)
Nigel Bowles
The American Presidency in Comparative Perspective: Systems, Situations, and Leaders	48	(31)
Bert A. Rockman
PART II ELEMENTS OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER
The Two Constitutional Presidencies	79	(32)
Jeffrey K. Tulis
Presidential Leadership in Political Time	111	(47)
Stephen Skowronek
Presidential Competence	158	(32)
Paul J. Quirk
The Psychological Presidency	190	(27)
Michael Nelson
PART III PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION
The Presidency and the Nominating Process: Politics and Power	217	(22)
Richard Pious
The Presidency and the Campaign: Creating Voter Priorities in the 2000 Election	239	(20)
John H. Aldrich
John D. Griffin
PART IV PRESIDENTS AND POLITICS
The Presidency and Political Trust	259	(19)
Marc J. Hetherington
Suzanne Globetti
The Presidential Spectacle	278	(27)
Bruce Miroff
The Presidency and the Press: The Paradox of the White House Communications War	305	(24)
Lawrence R. Jacobs
The Presidency and Interest Groups: Programmatic Ambitions and Contentious Elites	329	(26)
Daniel J. Tichenor
The Presidency and Political Parties	355	(44)
Sidney M. Milkis
PART V PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENT
The Institutional Presidency	399	(26)
John P. Burke
The Presidency and the Bureaucracy: The Presidential Advantage	425	(33)
Terry M. Moe
The President and Congress	458	(23)
Matthew Dickinson
The Presidency and the Judiciary	481	(26)
David A. Yalof
Divided Government and Policymaking: Negotiating the Laws	507	(24)
Paul J. Quirk
Bruce Nesmith
Index	531