The politics of the presidency. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph A. Pika, John Anthony Maltese, Andrew Rudalevige.
• Authors: Pika, Joseph August, 1947-; Maltese, John Anthony; Rudalevige, Andrew, 1968-
• Contents: Part I: The President and the Public; Chapter 1: The Changing Presidency; The Scope of Presidential Power; Expansion of the Presidency; Presidential Culture; Conclusion: The Changeable, Political Presidency; Chapter 2: Election Politics; Evolution of the Selection Process; Defining the Pool of Eligibles; Competing for the Nomination; The National Convention; The General Election; Validation; Conclusion: Transitions to Governing; Chapter 3: Public Politics; Public Attitudes toward the Presidency; Rallying Public Support; The President and the Media; Conclusion: The Permanent Campaign; Chapter 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: Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump; Conclusion: Seeking Presidential Success; Part II: The President and the Government; Chapter 5: Legislative Politics; Three Confrontations in Interbranch Relations; 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; Conclusion: Legislating Together; Chapter 6: Executive Politics; The President as Executive; The President and the Executive Branch; The President and the Cabinet; The Vice President; The First Lady; Presidential Control of the Bureaucracy; Presidential Management of the Bureaucracy; Conclusion: The Frustrating Search for Control; Chapter 7: Judicial Politics; Presidential Appointment of Federal Judges; Other Presidential Influences on the Federal Courts; Judicial Oversight of Presidential Action; Conclusion: A Balancing Act; Part III: The President and Public Policy; Chapter 8: The Politics of Domestic Policy; The Domestic Policy Process; The Domestic Policy Environment; The Domestic Policy Apparatus; Conclusion: Providing Policy Leadership; Chapter 9: The Politics of Economic Policy; Macroeconomic Policy; Microeconomic Policy; Presidents and the Economy: 1933–2017; The Politics of Macroeconomic Policymaking; The Economic Subpresidency; Presidents and Economic Policy Coordination; Congress’s Role in Macroeconomic Policy; Conclusion: Avoiding Economic Disorder; Chapter 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; Conclusion: Limiting the Exercise of Power; Chapter 11: The Trump Transition and First One Hundred Days; The Transition; The Inauguration; The First 100 Days; President Trump: A Natural Experiment;
• Edition: Ninth edition
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 352.230973; Presidents -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506367774
• Related ISBNs: 9781506367798
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