The Presidency And The Political System

by Nelson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781568028750
• ISBN10: 156802875X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Author Biography

Michael Nelson is professor of political science at Rhodes College

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
1 Evaluating the Presidency	1	(27)
Michael Nelson
PART I APPROACHES TO THE PRESIDENCY
2 The American Presidency in Comparative Perspective: Systems, Situations, and Leaders	28	(29)
Bert A. Rockman
3 The Two Constitutional Presidencies	57	(32)
Jeffrey K. Tulis
PART II ELEMENTS OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER
4 Presidential Leadership in Political Time	89	(47)
Stephen Skowronek
5 Presidential Competence	136	(34)
Paul J. Quirk
6 The Psychological Presidency	170	(25)
Michael Nelson
PART III PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION
7 The Presidency and the Nominating Process: Politics and Power	195	(24)
Richard M. Pious
8 The Presidency and the Election Campaign: Altering Voters' Priorities in the 2004 Election	219	(16)
John H. Aldrich, John D. Griffin, and Jill Rickershauser
PART IV PRESIDENTS AND POLITICS
9 The Presidency and Political Trust	235	(20)
Marc J. Hetherington and Suzanne Globetti
10 The Presidential Spectacle	255	(28)
Bruce Miroff
11 The Presidency and the Press: The Paradox of the White House Communications War	283	(28)
Lawrence R. Jacobs
12 The Presidency and Interest Groups: Allies, Adversaries, and Policy Leadership	311	(30)
Daniel J. Tichenor
13 The Presidency and Political Parties	341	(42)
Sidney M. Milkis
PART V PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENT
14 The Institutional Presidency	383	(27)
John P. Burke
15 Presidents and the Bureaucracy: Management Imperatives in a Separation of Powers System	410	(20)
David E. Lewis
16 Presidents, Prime Ministers, and the Civil Service	430	(25)
Colin Campbell
17 The President and Congress	455	(26)
Matthew J. Dickinson
18 The Presidency and the Judiciary	481	(27)
David A. Yalof
19 Divided Government and Policymaking: Negotiating the Laws	508	(25)
Paul J. Quirk and Bruce Nesmith
20 The President and the Cabinet	533	(24)
Andrew Rudalevige
21 The Presidency at War	557	(20)
Andrew J. Polsky
Index	577