The Development of the American Presidency

5. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-15184-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 714 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1167 g

The Development of the American Presidency provides students with a full examination of the historical development of the American presidency.

Organized by the topics and concepts relevant to political science, this textbook keeps the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency as its central focus. Through comprehensive and in-depth coverage, Richard J. Ellis looks at how the presidency has evolved in relation to the public, to Congress, to the executive branch, and to the law, showing how different aspects of the presidency have followed distinct trajectories of change. Each chapter promotes active learning for students, beginning with an illustrative puzzle that brings to life a central concept. A wealth of photos, figures, and tables allow for the visual presentation of concepts. In this new edition, the author incorporates new research into each chapter, takes the full measure of the Biden presidency, grapples with what the second Trump presidency means for the institution, and highlights how the functioning of the constitutional system of checks and balances depends on assumptions of presidential self-restraint.

Analyzing how history has shaped the modern institution, this book helps undergraduate political science students gain a rich, nuanced understanding of the American presidency.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Richard J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Envisioning the Presidency PART I: THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE 2. Selecting the President 3. The Public Presidency PART II: THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS 4. The Legislative Presidency 5. The War-Making Presidency 6. The Unilateral Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office PART III: THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH 7. Organizing the Presidency 8. The Removal Power, Party Patronage, and the Unitary Executive PART IV THE PRESIDENT AND THE LAW 9. The President and the Judiciary 10. The Lawless Presidency? PART V: CONCLUSION 11. Evaluating Presidents

Über Autor(innen)

Richard J. Ellis is the Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics, Policy, Law, and Ethics at Willamette University. He has been awarded Oregon Teacher of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as well as numerous other awards for both scholarship and teaching. He is the author or editor of many books, including Lincoln’s Last Card: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Case of Command; Old Tip vs. The Sly Fox: The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation; Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush; Judging Executive Power: Sixteen Supreme Court Cases That Have Shaped the American Presidency; Debating the Presidency: Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive; and Historian in Chief: How Presidents Interpret the Past to Shape the Future.