| Description |
1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is more important, power or persuasion? -- What matters more, the individual or the institution? -- Did the framers invent a powerful unitary executive or a limited constitutional office? -- Which is more valuable, character or competence? -- What is more important, skill or opportunity? -- Will the future of the U.S. presidency be one of liberal democracy or illiberal democracy? -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In Understanding the Modern Presidency, political scientist Michael Genovese surveys six key debates that define the contemporary executive office and our divergent views of it. From power versus persuasion and the individual versus the institution to theories of unitary executives versus limited constitutional offices, these central arguments define the state of the presidency and the state of the academic debates that surround it. Reading this book will give college students and others, a clearer sense of what the presidency was designed to be, what it has evolved into, how it has been reshaped to respond to new demands, as well as what it can become. This book, designed for university classroom use, returns to the study of the presidency and the disputes about the nature of the institution. Controversies continue to divide us in our efforts to come to grips with this unique, dangerous, and necessary office"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Michael A. Genovese is professor of political science, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, director of the Institute for Leadership Studies, and president of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University |
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Print version record |
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Presidents -- United States.
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Political leadership -- United States
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Executive power -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
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Executive power
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Political leadership
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780231556590 |
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0231556594 |
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