The Progression of the American Presidency: Individuals, Empire, and Change

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-12
The Historical Context: How We View the Presidency....Pages 13-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Introduction: The Process in General....Pages 25-32
The System Changes Forever....Pages 33-44
Campaign Finance....Pages 45-51
The National Nominating Conventions: Are They Worth It and What’s Next?....Pages 53-65
The General Election: So You’ve Got the Nomination, Now What?....Pages 67-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
You’ve Been Elected, Why Is This Guy Asking How You Feel All the Time? The Vice President and Succession....Pages 83-90
Presidential Character: Everybody Has One....Pages 91-104
The Presidential Advisory System: For Good or Ill, There Really Is One....Pages 105-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The President and the Bureaucracy....Pages 117-123
Presidential Decision Making....Pages 125-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
The President and the Media....Pages 139-146
Presidential Popularity: How Do I Approve of Thee? Let Gallup Count the Ways....Pages 147-152
The President and Congress....Pages 153-166
The President and the Judiciary....Pages 167-179
The President and Policymaking: Domestic, Economic, and Foreign....Pages 181-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Hope and Change and the Future of the Presidency....Pages 201-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-255