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Understanding the Presidency, 5/E
James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University
Roger H. Davidson, University of Maryland

ISBN-10: 0205649874
ISBN-13: 9780205649877

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 528 pp
Published: 07/22/2008

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Updated with new readings on the war in Iraq, the war on terror, the frontloaded nomination process, and President Bush’s place in history, the new edition of this popular reader gives students the analytical tools needed to make sense of the modern presidency and its relationship with other key players in our political system.

The selections in this reader were chosen with two aims in mind: (1) to provide a historical perspective, so often neglected in similar texts, that explains how the events of the past two centuries led us to where we are today, and (2) to present the most important current issues that are shaping the Bush administration and the presidency more broadly. This collection of readings offers students a combination of “classic” scholarly analyses, the best of current scholarship, and engaging insights into the nature of the contemporary presidency.

Features

Introductory essays by Pfiffner and Davidson present an overview of each major section, giving a context for the selections and offering students insights into the most important points.
Provides an excellent combination of historical and the most contemporary selections, as well as a mix of scholarly and journalistic pieces.
All essays were chosen with an undergraduate readership in mind, making this the most accessible yet thorough reader.

New To This Edition

President George W. Bush’s presidency has made decisions that will affect the United States for decades to come, and several essays new to this edition analyze and evaluate his contributions to American history.

Richard Pious looks at the Bush administration’s policy toward the war on terror and its effect on civil liberties in “Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism.”
James Pfiffner examines President Bush’s (ab)use of executive power in “The Use of Executive Power by George W. Bush.”
Jules Lobel, in “The Commander in Chief in the Courts,” explains how the courts have argued the power of the commander in chief.
Historian Sean Wilentz in “The Worst President in History?” and Bush political adviser Karl Rove in “The Long View” argue opposing views on how history will judge the Bush presidency.

Other new or updated articles include:

“To the Citizens of the state of New York” by George Clinton
“Presidential Campaigning and Presidential Governance: The Case of 2004” by Roger H. Davidson
"A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process” by Lara M. Brown
“Presidential Relations with Congress” by Roger H. Davidson
The Foreign Affairs Power and the Framers’ Intentions, Iran-Contra Congressional Committee Minority Report

Table of Contents

Understanding the Presidency, 5^th edition

James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson, eds.

Preface

Section 1 Constitutional Origins of the Presidency

Reading 1 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Reading 2 Federalist No. 69

Alexander Hamilton

Reading 3 Federalist No. 70

Alexander Hamilton

Reading 4 To the Citizens of the state of New York <--- NEW

George Clinton

Reading 5 Reevaluating the Electoral College

James P. Pfiffner

Section 2 Historical Perspectives on the Presidency

Reading 6 The Strict Constructionist Presidency

William Howard Taft

Reading 7 The Stewardship Presidency

Theodore Roosevelt

Reading 8 The Public Presidency

Woodrow Wilson

Reading 9 The Prerogative Presidency

Abraham Lincoln

Reading 10 Toward a Modern Presidency

Fred I. Greenstein

Reading 11 The Presidency in the Political Order

Stephen Skowronek

Section 3 Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates

Reading 12 Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections

James E. Campbell

Reading 13 A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process <--- NEW

Lara M. Brown

Reading 14 Campaigning for Cash Amid Chaos?

Louis Dezseran and Clyde Wilcox

Reading 15 The Presidential Election of 2000

Gerald M. Pomper

Reading 16 The Presidential “Hundred Days”

Richard E. Neustadt

Reading 17 The Myth of Presidential Mandate

Robert A. Dahl

Reading 18 Presidential Campaigning and Presidential Governance: The Case of 2004 <-- updated

Roger H. Davidson

Section 4 The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval

Reading 19 The “Permanent Campaign”

Hugh Heclo

Reading 20 The Press and the Presidency

Mark J. Rozell

Reading 21 The Presidency and Image Management

Jeremy D. Mayer

Reading 22 The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney?

George C. Edwards, III

Reading 23 Presidential Persuasion and Press Coverage of the War in Iraq

Caroline Heldman

Section 5 The Institutional Presidency

Reading 24 The White House Staff

The President’s Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee)

Reading 25 Can the President Manage the Government?

James P. Pfiffner

Reading 26 The Changing Presidential Office

Hugh Heclo

Reading 27 Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel

Bradley H. Patterson and James P. Pfiffner

Section 6 The Separation of Powers

Reading 28 Presidential Relations with Congress <-- updated

Roger H. Davidson

Reading 29 The Disappearing Political Center

Sarah A. Binder

Reading 30 The Use of Executive Power by George W. Bush <--- NEW

James P. Pfiffner

Reading 31 Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process

John Anthony Maltese

Section 7 Policy Leadership

Reading 32 The Hundred Days

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Reading 33 The Power to Persuade

Richard E. Neustadt

Reading 34 Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview

William G. Howell

Reading 35 Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism <--- NEW

Richard Pious

Section 8 Commander-in-Chief and National Security

Reading 36 Invitation to Struggle: The President, Congress, and National Security

Louis Fisher

Reading 37 Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy

James A. Lindsey

Reading 38 Iran-Contra: What Was Wrong

Report of the President’s Special Review Board

Reading 39 The Foreign Affairs Power and the Framers’ Intentions <--- NEW

Iran-Contra Congressional Committee Minority Report

Reading 40 The Commander in Chief and the Courts <--- NEW

Jules Lobel

Reading 41 Condoleezza Rice as NSC Advisor

John P. Burke

Section 9 Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power

Reading 42 Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency

James P. Pfiffner

Reading 43 “If Men Were Angels . . . .”: Presidential Leadership and Accountability

Thomas E. Cronin and Michael A. Genovese

Reading 44 The Worst President in History? <--- NEW

Sean Wilentz

Reading 45 The Long View <--- NEW

Karl Rove

Reading 46 A New Imperial Presidency?

Andrew Rudalevige

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Updated with new readings on the 2004 election, the war in Iraq, the press and the Bush presidency, supreme course nominations, and the unitary powers of the presidency, the new edition of this popular reader gives students the analytical tools needed to make sense of the modern presidency and its relationship with other key players in our political system.

The selections in this reader were chosen with two aims in mind: (1) to provide a historical perspective, so often neglected in similar texts, that explains how the events of the past two centuries led us to where we are today, and (2) to present the most important current issues that are shaping the Bush administration and the presidency. This collection of readings offers students a combination of “classic” scholarly analyses, the best of current scholarship, and engaging insights into the nature of the contemporary presidency.
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