The American presidency :
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TextSeries: Edition: 2nd edition; 2nd editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsISBN: 9780190458232; 0190458232Subject(s): Presidents | Executive powerDDC classification: 352.230973 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Inventing the Presidency -- The Presidency Finds Its Place -- Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office) -- Making and Remaking a Presidency -- Connecting to and Leading the Government -- Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy -- Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future -- Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America
Jones shows that American presidents are not, and simply cannot be, as powerful as some believe. Seperation of powers, balances and checks are built into the system, precisely because Americans wanted to hedge their bets. This book describes the roots of the institution and its place in the separated system
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