The Presidency and the Political System
Author | : Michael Nelson |
Publisher | : CQ Press |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2020-07-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781544379784 |
ISBN-13 | : 1544379781 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Presidency and the Political System showcases the best of presidential studies and research with top-notch presidency scholars writing specifically for an undergraduate audience. Michael Nelson rigorously edits each contribution to present a set of analytical yet accessible chapters and offers contextual headnotes introducing each essay. Chapters represent the full range of topics, institutions, and issues relevant to understanding the American presidency: covering approaches to studying the presidency, elements of presidential power, presidential selection, presidents and politics, and presidents and government. This Twelfth Edition fully incorporates coverage of the Trump administration.