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100 1 _aJones, Charles O.,
245 1 4 _aThe American presidency :
250 _a2nd edition
250 _a2nd edition
300 _a1 online resource :
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490 1 _aVery short introductions
505 0 _aInventing 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
520 8 _aJones 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
650 0 _aPresidents
650 0 _aExecutive power
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.veryshortintroductions.com/view/10.1093/actrade/9780190458201.001.0001/actrade-9780190458201
856 4 0 _uhttp://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/view/10.1093/actrade/9780190458201.001.0001/actrade-9780190458201
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