- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 187 pages)
- Summary
- "The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. This masterly revision explores critical issues that are object of contemporary debate and shows how the American presidency evolved over the past 200 years and where it may go in the future"--
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions
- Uniform Title
- American Presidency (Online)
- Alternative Title
- American Presidency (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- 1. Inventing the Presidency -- 2. The Presidency Finds Its Place -- 3. Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office) -- 4. Making and Remaking a Presidency -- 5. Connecting to and Leading the Government -- 6. Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy -- 7. Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future -- Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America -- References -- Index.
- LCCN
- 2015044422
- OCLC
- ssj0001736312
- Author
Jones, Charles O.
- Title
The American Presidency [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Charles O. Jones.
- Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Edition
Second edition.
- Series
Very short introductions
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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