Understanding the presidency

Preface

Section 1. Constitutional Origins of the Presidency

Reading 1. James Madison to Thomas Jefferson / James Madison

Reading 2. Federalist No. 69 / Alexander Hamilton

Reading 3. Federalist No. 70 / Alexander Hamilton

Reading 4. To the Citizens of the State of New York / George Clinton

Reading 5. Reevaluating the Electoral College / James P. Pfiffner

Section 2. Historical Perspectives on the Presidency

Reading 6. The Strict Constructionist Presidency / William Howard Taft

Reading 7. The Stewardship Presidency / Theodore Roosevelt

Reading 8. The Public Presidency / Woodrow Wilson

Reading 9. The Prerogative Presidency / Abraham Lincoln

Reading 10. The Presidency in the Political Order / Stephen Skowronek

Section 3. Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates

Reading 11. Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections / James E. Campbel

Reading 12. A High Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process / Lara M. Brown

Reading 13. The Changing Dynamics of Presidential Fundraising: From 2008 to an Early Look at the 2012 Election / Gregory Fortelny / Peter L. Francia / Clyde Wilcox

Reading 14. The Magnitude of the 2008 Democratic Victory: By the Numbers / James W. Ceaser / Daniel DiSalvo

Reading 15. The Myth of Presidential Mandate / Roberta. Dahl

Reading 16. Changing Tides: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Governance, 2004-2012 / Roger H. Davidson

Section 4. The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval

Reading 17. The "Permanent Campaign" / Hugh Heclo

Reading 18. Legislative Success and Political Failure: The Public's Reaction to Barak Obama's Early Presidency / Gary C. Jacobson

Reading 19. The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion / Jeremy D. Mayer

Reading 20. The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney? / George C. Edwards, III

Section 5. The Institutional Presidency

Reading 21. The White House Staff

The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee)

Reading 22. The Changing Presidential Office / Hugh Heclo

Reading 23. Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel / Bradley H. Patterson / James P. Pfiffner

Reading 24. The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory / Richard W. Waterman

Section 6. The Separation of Powers

Reading 25. Presidential Relations with Congress / Roger H. Davidson

Reading 26. The Disappearing Political Center / Sarah A. Binder

Reading 27. Presidents and the Judicial Appointments Process / John Anthony Maltese

Reading 28. The Tea Party at the Election / Zachary Courser

Section 7. Policy Leadership

Reading 29. The Presidential "Hundred Days" / Richard E. Neustadt

Reading 30. Obama Becomes President: Policy Development and Leadership / John P. Burke

Reading 31. Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview / William G. Howell

Reading 32. Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism / Richard Pious

Reading 33. Decision Making in the Obama White House / James P. Pfiffner

Section 8. Commander-in-Chief and National Security

Reading 34. Presidential Power in National Security / Louis Fisher

Reading 35. Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy / James A. Lindsay

Reading 36. Constraining Executive Power: George W. Bush and the Constitution / James P. Pfiffner

Reading 37. The Commander in Chief and the Courts / Jules Lobel

Reading 38. President Obama's War in Libya / Louis Fisher

Section 9. Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power

Reading 39. Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency / James P. Pfiffner

Reading 40. "If Men Were Angels...": Presidential Leadership and Accountability / Thomas E. Cronin / Michael A. Genovese

Reading 41. Presidential Character and Judgment: Obama's Afghanistan and Health Care Decisions / Stephen J. Wayne

Reading 42. A New Imperial Presidency? / Andrew Rudalevige