The Presidency and the Political System
- ISBN-10
- 0871874385
- ISBN-13
- 9780871874382
- Series
- The Presidency and the Political System
- Pages
- 498
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- CQ Press
- Author
- Michael Nelson
Description
According to the editor, the Presidency is woven into the fabric of the larger political system. The power of the modern Presidency is shaped by decisions that were made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and by two centuries of change in the system since that event. It is shaped as well by the skills and personalities of individual presidents, who are elected through the political system. Each of the 20 chapters in this book treats some important aspect of the relationship between the Presidency and the political system. The chapters are organized into five parts: Approaches to the Presidency, Elements of Presidential Power, Presidential Selection, Presidents and Politics, and Presidents and Government. Each part begins with a brief essay that introduces the authors and their topics. ISBN 0-87187-438-5 (pbk.): $17.00.
