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Contents
Preface
I. The Evolving American Presidency
Editor’s Introduction
1. “The American Monarchy,” by Frank Prochaska, History Today
2. “The Character of George Washington,” by Richard
Brookhiser, USA Today Magazine
3. “Lincoln and Leadership,” by Thomas E. Schneider,
Perspectives on Political Science
4. “FDR’s Place in History,” by William J. vanden
Heuvel, Prologue
5. “The 1980s and the Age of Reagan,” by Glen
Jeansonne, History Today
II. Electing a President: From the Campaign to the
Electoral College
Editor’s Introduction
1. “The Caucuses: Carter Put It on the Political Map and Iowa Hasn’t
Budged Since,” by Todd S. Purdum, The New York Times
2. “An Abridged History of the NH Presidential Primary,” by Michael
McCord, Seacoast Online
3. “My Vote Means Nothing: How Presidential Primaries Backfired,” by
David Greenberg, Slate
4. “Do Political Conventions Matter?” by Peter Grier, The Christian
Science Monitor
5. “Degrees of Democracy,” by David I. Wells, The New Leader
6. “The Old (Electoral) College Cheer: Why We Have It; Why We Need It,”
by Michael M. Uhlmann, National Review
III. The Separation of Powers: Congressional
Influence on the “Imperial Presidency”
Editor’s Introduction
1. “Commanding Heights,” by Charlie Savage, Atlantic Monthly
2. “Taming Big Government,” by Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review
of Books
3. “The Contemporary Presidency: The Decline and Resurgence and Decline
(and Resurgence) of Congress: Charting a New Imperial Presidency,” by
Andrew Rudalevige, Presidential Studies Quarterly
4. “When Congress Stops Wars: Partisan Politics and Presidential Power,”
William G. Howell & Jon C. Pevehouse, Foreign Affairs
IV. Checks and Balances: The Supreme Court and the
President’s Executive Power
Editor’s Introduction
1. “The Idea of America,” by Morghan Transue, Humanities
2. “Who Cares About Executive Supremacy?” by Lincoln Caplan, The
American Scholar
3. “High Court Limited Presidential Power,” by Joan Biskupic, USA
Today
4. “Executive Power in the War on Terror,” by John O. McGinnis,
Policy Review
IV. Checks and Balances: The Supreme Court and the
President’s Executive Power
Editor’s Introduction
1. “The Idea of America,” by Morghan Transue, Humanities
2. “Who Cares About Executive Supremacy?” by Lincoln Caplan, The
American Scholar
3. “High Court Limited Presidential Power,” by Joan Biskupic, USA
Today
4. “Executive Power in the War on Terror,” by John O. McGinnis,
Policy Review
V. Too Early to Tell? The Legacy of George W. Bush
Editor’s Introduction
1. “Reckoning: The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush,” by Joseph E.
Stiglitz, Vanity Fair
2. “Bush’s Greatness,” by David Gelertner, The Weekly Standard
3. “HNN Poll: 61% of Historians Rate the Bush Presidency Worst,” by
Robert S. McElvaine, History News Network
4. “The Stellar Legacy of President George W. Bush,” by Joan Swirsky,
New Media Journal
VI. Who Will It Be? The 2008 Campaign, the
Candidates, the Issues
Editor’s Introduction
1. “The World According to John McCain,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
2. “Destiny’s Child,” by Ben Wallace-Wells, Rolling Stone
3. “The Candidates’ Plans to Fix the Economy,” by Jane Sasseen,
Business Week
4. “On Iraq War Anniversary, Candidates Stake Out Their Differences,” by
Adam Nagourney, International Herald Tribune
5. “Candidates Diverge on Health Care Plans,” by Julie Appleby, USA
Today
Bibliography
Books
Web Sites
Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts
Index
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