The Development of the American Presidency
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.