Understanding the Presidency
5th Edition
Published on 7. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-205-64987-7 (ISBN)
Description
Updated with new readings on the war in Iraq, the war on terror, the frontloaded nomination process, and President Bush's place in history, the new edition of this popular reader gives students the analytical tools needed to make sense of the modern presidency and its relationship with other key players in our political system.
The selections in this reader were chosen with two aims in mind: (1) to provide a historical perspective, so often neglected in similar texts, that explains how the events of the past two centuries led us to where we are today, and (2) to present the most important current issues that are shaping the Bush administration and the presidency more broadly. This collection of readings offers students a combination of "classic" scholarly analyses, the best of current scholarship, and engaging insights into the nature of the contemporary presidency.
The selections in this reader were chosen with two aims in mind: (1) to provide a historical perspective, so often neglected in similar texts, that explains how the events of the past two centuries led us to where we are today, and (2) to present the most important current issues that are shaping the Bush administration and the presidency more broadly. This collection of readings offers students a combination of "classic" scholarly analyses, the best of current scholarship, and engaging insights into the nature of the contemporary presidency.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 163 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-64987-7 (9780205649877)
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Content
Understanding the Presidency, 5th edition
James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson, eds.
Preface
Section 1 Constitutional Origins of the Presidency
Reading 1 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Reading 2 Federalist No. 69
Alexander Hamilton
Reading 3 Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton
Reading 4 To the Citizens of the state of New York <--- NEW
George Clinton
Reading 5 Reevaluating the Electoral College
James P. Pfiffner
Section 2 Historical Perspectives on the Presidency
Reading 6 The Strict Constructionist Presidency
William Howard Taft
Reading 7 The Stewardship Presidency
Theodore Roosevelt
Reading 8 The Public Presidency
Woodrow Wilson
Reading 9 The Prerogative Presidency
Abraham Lincoln
Reading 10 Toward a Modern Presidency
Fred I. Greenstein
Reading 11 The Presidency in the Political Order
Stephen Skowronek
Section 3 Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates
Reading 12 Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections
James E. Campbell
Reading 13 A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process <--- NEW
Lara M. Brown
Reading 14 Campaigning for Cash Amid Chaos?
Louis Dezseran and Clyde Wilcox
Reading 15 The Presidential Election of 2000
Gerald M. Pomper
Reading 16 The Presidential "Hundred Days"
Richard E. Neustadt
Reading 17 The Myth of Presidential Mandate
Robert A. Dahl
Reading 18 Presidential Campaigning and Presidential Governance: The Case of 2004 <-- updated
Roger H. Davidson
Section 4 The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval
Reading 19 The "Permanent Campaign"
Hugh Heclo
Reading 20 The Press and the Presidency
Mark J. Rozell
Reading 21 The Presidency and Image Management
Jeremy D. Mayer
Reading 22 The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney?
George C. Edwards, III
Reading 23 Presidential Persuasion and Press Coverage of the War in Iraq
Caroline Heldman
Section 5 The Institutional Presidency
Reading 24 The White House Staff
The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee)
Reading 25 Can the President Manage the Government?
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 26 The Changing Presidential Office
Hugh Heclo
Reading 27 Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel
Bradley H. Patterson and James P. Pfiffner
Section 6 The Separation of Powers
Reading 28 Presidential Relations with Congress <-- updated
Roger H. Davidson
Reading 29 The Disappearing Political Center
Sarah A. Binder
Reading 30 The Use of Executive Power by George W. Bush <--- NEW
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 31 Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process
John Anthony Maltese
Section 7 Policy Leadership
Reading 32 The Hundred Days
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Reading 33 The Power to Persuade
Richard E. Neustadt
Reading 34 Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview
William G. Howell
Reading 35 Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism <--- NEW
Richard Pious
Section 8 Commander-in-Chief and National Security
Reading 36 Invitation to Struggle: The President, Congress, and National Security
Louis Fisher
Reading 37 Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy
James A. Lindsey
Reading 38 Iran-Contra: What Was Wrong
Report of the President's Special Review Board
Reading 39 The Foreign Affairs Power and the Framers' Intentions <--- NEW
Iran-Contra Congressional Committee Minority Report
Reading 40 The Commander in Chief and the Courts <--- NEW
Jules Lobel
Reading 41 Condoleezza Rice as NSC Advisor
John P. Burke
Section 9 Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power
Reading 42 Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 43 "If Men Were Angels . . . .": Presidential Leadership and Accountability
Thomas E. Cronin and Michael A. Genovese
Reading 44 The Worst President in History? <--- NEW
Sean Wilentz
Reading 45 The Long View <--- NEW
Karl Rove
Reading 46 A New Imperial Presidency?
Andrew Rudalevige
James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson, eds.
Preface
Section 1 Constitutional Origins of the Presidency
Reading 1 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Reading 2 Federalist No. 69
Alexander Hamilton
Reading 3 Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton
Reading 4 To the Citizens of the state of New York <--- NEW
George Clinton
Reading 5 Reevaluating the Electoral College
James P. Pfiffner
Section 2 Historical Perspectives on the Presidency
Reading 6 The Strict Constructionist Presidency
William Howard Taft
Reading 7 The Stewardship Presidency
Theodore Roosevelt
Reading 8 The Public Presidency
Woodrow Wilson
Reading 9 The Prerogative Presidency
Abraham Lincoln
Reading 10 Toward a Modern Presidency
Fred I. Greenstein
Reading 11 The Presidency in the Political Order
Stephen Skowronek
Section 3 Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates
Reading 12 Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections
James E. Campbell
Reading 13 A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process <--- NEW
Lara M. Brown
Reading 14 Campaigning for Cash Amid Chaos?
Louis Dezseran and Clyde Wilcox
Reading 15 The Presidential Election of 2000
Gerald M. Pomper
Reading 16 The Presidential "Hundred Days"
Richard E. Neustadt
Reading 17 The Myth of Presidential Mandate
Robert A. Dahl
Reading 18 Presidential Campaigning and Presidential Governance: The Case of 2004 <-- updated
Roger H. Davidson
Section 4 The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval
Reading 19 The "Permanent Campaign"
Hugh Heclo
Reading 20 The Press and the Presidency
Mark J. Rozell
Reading 21 The Presidency and Image Management
Jeremy D. Mayer
Reading 22 The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney?
George C. Edwards, III
Reading 23 Presidential Persuasion and Press Coverage of the War in Iraq
Caroline Heldman
Section 5 The Institutional Presidency
Reading 24 The White House Staff
The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee)
Reading 25 Can the President Manage the Government?
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 26 The Changing Presidential Office
Hugh Heclo
Reading 27 Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel
Bradley H. Patterson and James P. Pfiffner
Section 6 The Separation of Powers
Reading 28 Presidential Relations with Congress <-- updated
Roger H. Davidson
Reading 29 The Disappearing Political Center
Sarah A. Binder
Reading 30 The Use of Executive Power by George W. Bush <--- NEW
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 31 Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process
John Anthony Maltese
Section 7 Policy Leadership
Reading 32 The Hundred Days
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Reading 33 The Power to Persuade
Richard E. Neustadt
Reading 34 Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview
William G. Howell
Reading 35 Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism <--- NEW
Richard Pious
Section 8 Commander-in-Chief and National Security
Reading 36 Invitation to Struggle: The President, Congress, and National Security
Louis Fisher
Reading 37 Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy
James A. Lindsey
Reading 38 Iran-Contra: What Was Wrong
Report of the President's Special Review Board
Reading 39 The Foreign Affairs Power and the Framers' Intentions <--- NEW
Iran-Contra Congressional Committee Minority Report
Reading 40 The Commander in Chief and the Courts <--- NEW
Jules Lobel
Reading 41 Condoleezza Rice as NSC Advisor
John P. Burke
Section 9 Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power
Reading 42 Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency
James P. Pfiffner
Reading 43 "If Men Were Angels . . . .": Presidential Leadership and Accountability
Thomas E. Cronin and Michael A. Genovese
Reading 44 The Worst President in History? <--- NEW
Sean Wilentz
Reading 45 The Long View <--- NEW
Karl Rove
Reading 46 A New Imperial Presidency?
Andrew Rudalevige