American Presidency - An Analytical Approach

Informationen zum Autor Irwin L. Morris is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research has appeared in a number of journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Public Choice, and the Journal of Macroeconomics. Professor Morris's research spans the fields of American politics (from the presidency to public opinion to Southern politics), public policy (from monetary policy to immigration policy), and political economy. Klappentext The American Presidency introduces students to new insights produced by the scientific study of the presidency and the scientific endeavor itself. Zusammenfassung The American Presidency introduces students to new insights produced by the scientific study of the presidency and the scientific endeavor itself! providing students with the opportunity to learn about the presidency and enabling them to draw their own reasoned conclusions about the nature of presidential power. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Science and the study of the presidency; 3. The presidency: background and foundations; 4. Theories of presidential power; 5. The presidential selection process; 6. Congress and the president; 7. The Supreme Court and the president; 8. The president and the executive branch; 9. The president and foreign policymaking; 10. The president and economic policymaking; 11. Presidential greatness.

Product details

• Authors: Irwin L. Morris, Irwin L. (University of Maryland Morris
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521720434
• ISBN: 978-0-521-72043-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Political leaders and leadership, Constitution: government and the state