The Modern Presidency : : Six Debates That Define the Institution / / Michael Genovese.

This book offers an accessible and compelling guide to the American presidency by exploring a series of key questions. How powerful is the American presidency, and to what extent is presidential power dependent on persuasion? Do the personal qualities of presidents drive events, or does the institut...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 10 b&w figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Title
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • 1 What Is More Important, Power or Persuasion?
  • 2 What Matters More, the Individual or the Institution?
  • 3 Did the Framers Invent a Powerful Unitary Executive or a Limited Constitutional Office?
  • 4 Which Is More Valuable, Character or Competence?
  • 5 What Is More Important, Skill or Opportunity?
  • 6 Will the Future of the U.S. Presidency Be One of Liberal Democracy or Illiberal Democracy?
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index