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The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system.

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"Jones has a section called "Learning to be president" that offers good advice." - Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education

Table of Contents
Preface ; 1. Inventing the Presidency ; 2. The Presidency Finds Its Place ; 3. Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office) ; 4. Making and Remaking a Presidency ; 5. Connecting to and Leading the Government ; 6. Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy ; 7. Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future ; Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America ; References ; Index

The American Presidency

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
      Publication Date: 23/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9780190458201, 978-0190458201
      ISBN10: 0190458208
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system.

      Trade Review
      "Jones has a section called "Learning to be president" that offers good advice." - Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education

      Table of Contents
      Preface ; 1. Inventing the Presidency ; 2. The Presidency Finds Its Place ; 3. Electing Presidents (and Other Ways to Occupy the Oval Office) ; 4. Making and Remaking a Presidency ; 5. Connecting to and Leading the Government ; 6. Presidents at Work: Making Law and Doing Policy ; 7. Reform, Change, and Prospects for the Future ; Appendix: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States of America ; References ; Index

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