Thinking about the Presidency The Primacy of Power

Name: Thinking about the Presidency The Primacy of Power
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ISBN: 9780691155340

ISBN-10: 0691155348

ISBN-13: 9780691155340

Edition: 2013

Authors: William G. Howell, David Milton Brent

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All American presidents, past and present, have cared deeply about power--acquiring, protecting, and expanding it. While individual presidents obviously have other concerns, such as shaping policy or building a legacy, the primacy of power considerations--exacerbated by expectations of the presidency and the inadequacy of explicit powers in the Constitution--sets presidents apart from other political actors.Thinking about the Presidencyexplores presidents' preoccupation with power. Distinguished presidential scholar William Howell looks at the key aspects of executive power--political and constitutional origins, philosophical underpinnings, manifestations in contemporary political life,…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.02" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



On Being President



Bearing Witness



Constitutional Foundations



Contrasting Conceptions of Executive Leadership



Misguided Entreaties



What Failure Looks Like



Limits


Appendix: Article II of the U.S. Constitution


Notes


Suggested Readings


Index