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• ISBN: 9780872894686
• ISBN: 0872894681
• Physical Description: xv, 550 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
• Edition: 7th ed.
• Publisher: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. THE PRESIDENT AND THE PUBLIC -- 1. The Changing Presidency -- The scope of presidential power -- Expansion of the presidency -- Presidential culture -- Conclusion: the changeable, political presidency -- 2. Election Politics -- Evolution of the selection process -- Defining the pool of eligibles -- Competing for the nomination -- The national convention -- The general election -- Validation -- Transitions to governing -- 3. Public Politics -- Public attitudes toward the presidency -- Rallying public support -- The president and the media -- conclusion: the permanent campaign -- 4. Presidential Character and Performance -- Determinants and evaluations of performance -- What manner of person? -- Psychological characteristics of U.S. presidents -- Management styles of modern presidents -- Understanding presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- Conclusion: seeking presidential success -- Part II. THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT -- 5. Legislative Politics -- Development of the president's legislative role -- The presidential-congressional relationship -- The president's formal legislative powers -- The president's informal legislative influence -- Explaining presidents' legislative success.

6. Executive Politics -- The president as executive -- The president and the executive branch -- The president and the cabinet -- The vice president -- Presidential control of the bureaucracy -- Presidential management of the bureaucracy -- 7. Judicial Politics -- Presidential appointment of federal judges -- Other presidential influences on the federal courts -- Judicial oversight of presidential action -- Part III. THE PRESIDENT AND PUBLIC POLICY -- 8. The Politics of Domestic Policy -- The domestic policy process -- The domestic policy environment -- The domestic policy apparatus -- 9. The Politics of Economic Policy -- Macroeconomic policy -- Microeconomic policy -- Presidents and the economy: 1933-2007 -- The politics of macroeconomic policymaking -- The economic subpresidency -- President and economic policy coordination -- 10. The Politics of National Security Policy -- Issues in national security policy: search for a new consensus -- The problem with national security policymaking -- The president, congress and national security -- Organizing and managing national security -- 11. George W. Bush: Challenges of a Wartime President -- A wartime presidency -- Challenge 1: A dramatic reshuffling of agendas -- Challenge 2: Economic strains and dislocations -- Challenge 3: Public support Threatened -- Challenge 4: Doubts about the president's performance -- Challenge 5: Balancing foreign policy with political necessity.

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