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The American Presidency
ISBN: 9780190458201
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The American Presidency (Political Science)
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9780190458201 (10-digit ISBN: 0190458208)
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- Stresses the significance of split party control and narrow margins as encouraging greater executive power
- Emphasizes the high expectations for presidents and the limits imposed by the separation of powers system
- Adds analysis of electoral campaigns, to include the 2008 economic crisis during the election
- Incorporates analysis of the recent Obama administration and includes a section on the First Ladies
The American founding fathers were dedicated to the project of creating a government both functional and incapable of devolving into tyranny. To do this, they intentionally decentralized decision making among the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. They believed this separation of powers would force compromise and achieve their goal of separating to unify. In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Charles O.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
The American founding fathers were dedicated to the project of creating a government both functional and incapable of devolving into tyranny. To do this, they intentionally decentralized decision making among the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. They believed this separation of powers would force compromise and achieve their goal of separating to unify. In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Charles O.
- Stresses the significance of split party control and narrow margins as encouraging greater executive power
- Emphasizes the high expectations for presidents and the limits imposed by the separation of powers system
- Adds analysis of electoral campaigns, to include the 2008 economic crisis during the election
- Incorporates analysis of the recent Obama administration and includes a section on the First Ladies
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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