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In this contributed volume, authors examine the different approaches that drive the current debate concerning the presidency: liberal, conservative, moderate, constitutionalist, libertarian, and presidentialist (unitary executive). All chapters follow a consistent structure, encouraging students to compare ideas across chapters. Contributors also examine their approach in light of presidential-congressional relations, presidential power and accountability, the rule of law, as well as domestic and foreign policy. Making explicit what is often implicit, this engaging and unique examination of the presidency helps readers better understand presidential power and leadership.
List of contents
Introduction: Towards Understanding the American Presidency - Michael A. Genovese
Conservatives and the Presidency - Ryan J. Barilleaux
Moderates on the Presidency - Thomas E. Cronin and Michael A. Genovese
Liberals and the Presidency - Robert J. Spitzer
Toward a Constitutional Presidency - David Gray Adler
The Unitary Executive - Melanie M. Marlowe
Libertarians and the Presidency - Gene Healy
About the author
Dr. Genovese is Professor of Political Science, President of World Policy Institute, and the Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of numerous highly acclaimed books, including The Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, The Power of the American Presidency 1789-2000, and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency. His latest books are The Trumping of American Politics and How Trump Governs. In addition to many accolades for his scholarship, Dr. Genovese was awarded the prestigious American Political Science Association's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2017.
Summary
Examines the different approaches that drive the debate concerning the presidency: liberal, conservative, moderate, constitutionalist, libertarian, and presidentialist. This title also examines an approach in light of presidential-congressional relations, presidential power and accountability, the rule of law, and domestic and foreign policy.
