Presidential Nation Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Name: Presidential Nation Causes, Consequences, and Cures
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ISBN: 9780813347219

ISBN-10: 0813347211

ISBN-13: 9780813347219

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael A. Genovese

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The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial. Why do we devote monuments to the presidents? Why do we honor them, instead of Congress, or the courts?A Presidential Nationexamines how the presidency—an office limited by the Constitution and separation of powers—became the centerpiece of American government. Michael A. Genovese argues that in rebelling against the British, the Framers of the Constitution invented a circumscribed presidency to guard against executive tyranny. Yet, over time, presidential power has risen and congressional power declined to a point where the United States has a near imperial presidency. Reexamining the status of presidential power in…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 7/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



On Becoming a Presidential Nation



In the Beginning: Inventing the Presidency



The Rise of Presidential Power: From Chief Clerk to Leader in War, 1787-1865



The Presidency Takes Center Stage, 1866-2000



9/11 and the Presidency: The Most Dangerous Branch? Or, L'ï¿½tat C'est MOI, 2001-Present



A Cure for the Imperial Presidency



Conclusion: Judging America's Republican Experiment



Primary Sources


"Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession," from Common Sense by Thomas Paine


The Declaration of Independence


The United States Constitution, Article II


Gettysburg Address


Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address



Understanding the Forces that Impact Presidential Leadership


Notes


Bibliography


Index