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The presidency in a separated system / Charles O. Jones.

Title
The presidency in a separated system / Charles O. Jones.
Author
Jones, Charles O.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

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Description
xvi, 403 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"Examines the organizational, political, and procedural challenges faced by postwar U.S. presidents, from Truman through George W. Bush, working in a separated system of government"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Presidents > United States > History
  • Separation of powers > United States
  • United States > Politics and government
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-385) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Perspectives on the presidency -- Presidents and the presidency -- Organizing to govern in the separated system -- Public standing of the president -- Presidents, mandates, and agendas -- Presidents and lawmaking in a separated system -- Making laws -- Thinking about change.
ISBN
0815747179 (isbn-10, paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • ^^2005009334
  • 9780815747178 (isbn-13, paper : alk. paper)
OCLC
58830745
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library