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Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Envisioning the Presidency -- The Revolutionary Experience -- The Framers' Doubts and Disagreements -- Four Visions of the Presidency -- The Potent Presidency -- The Princely Presidency -- The Perverted Presidency -- The Progressive Presidency -- Theories of Political Development -- Visions of Power and the Power of Norms -- Notes -- Part I The President and the People -- Chapter 2 Selecting the President -- Introductory Puzzle: How Did Jefferson Almost Lose to His Vice President? -- The Framers' Presidential Selection Plan -- Founding Elections -- The System Fails: The Elections of 1796 and 1800 -- The Twelfth Amendment -- When Caucus was King -- The 1824 Election: The System Fails Again? -- Playing a New Party Game -- Party Rules -- The Electoral College Misfires: 1876 and 1888 -- Running (Not Standing) for President -- The Rise of the Presidential Primary and the Decline of the National Nominating Convention -- The Contemporary Nomination Process -- The Not-So-Super Superdelegates -- The Invisible Primary -- Does the Party Still Decide? -- The Contemporary Debate Over the Electoral College -- How the Electoral College Worked in the Twentieth Century -- The 2000 Election: Court Picks President -- The 2016 Election: "More Votes Equals a Loss" -- The 2020 Election and the Future of the Electoral College -- A National Leader in a State-Based Electoral System -- Notes -- Chapter 3 The Public Presidency -- Introductory Puzzle: Why Did Lincoln Play Second Fiddle at Gettysburg? -- The Gauntlet of Conflicting Public Expectations -- The Old Patrician Ways -- The Constitutional Presidency: A President Above Party -- Washington's Way -- The First Inaugural Address -- Addressing the President.
"A full understanding of the institution of the American presidency requires us to examine how it developed from the founding to the present. This developmental lens, analyzing how historical turns have shaped the modern institution, allows for a richer, more nuanced understanding. The Development of the American Presidency pays great attention to that historical weight but is organized by the topics and concepts relevant to political science, with the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency its central focus. Through comprehensive and in-depth coverage, Richard Ellis looks at how the presidency has evolved in relation to the public, to Congress, to the executive branch, and to the law, showing at every step how different aspects of the presidency have followed distinct trajectories of change. Each chapter promotes active learning, beginning with a narrative account of some illustrative puzzle that brings to life a central concept. A wealth of photos, figures, and tables allow for the visual presentations of concepts"--
"A full understanding of the institution of the American presidency requires us to examine how it developed from the founding to the present. This developmental lens, analyzing how historical turns have shaped the modern institution, allows for a richer, more nuanced understanding. The Development of the American Presidency pays great attention to that historical weight but is organized by the topics and concepts relevant to political science, with the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency its central focus. Through comprehensive and in-depth coverage, Richard Ellis looks at how the presidency has evolved in relation to the public, to Congress, to the executive branch, and to the law, showing at every step how different aspects of the presidency have followed distinct trajectories of change. Each chapter promotes active learning, beginning with a narrative account of some illustrative puzzle that brings to life a central concept. A wealth of photos, figures, and tables allow for the visual presentations of concepts"--
A full understanding of the institution of the American presidency requires us to examine how it developed from the founding to the present. This developmental lens, analyzing how historical turns have shaped the modern institution, allows for a richer, more nuanced understanding beyond the current newspaper headlines. The Development of the American Presidency pays great attention to that historical weight but is organized by the topics and concepts relevant to political science, with the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency its central focus. Through comprehensi
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