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The American Presidency: A Very Short Introduction
Charles O. Jones
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Description for The American Presidency: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. The second edition of this Very Short Introduction focuses on the challenges facing American presidents in meeting the high expectations of the position in a separation of powers system. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
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. Jones delves into the constitutional roots of the American presidency to show how presidents faced the challenges of governing within a system of separation of powers. This updated edition of ... Read more
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. Jones delves into the constitutional roots of the American presidency to show how presidents faced the challenges of governing within a system of separation of powers. This updated edition of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190458201
SKU
V9780190458201
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About Charles O. Jones
Charles O. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. He served as editor of the American Political Science Review and president of the American Political Science Association. He has written many books on various aspects of the American Presidency.
Reviews for The American Presidency: A Very Short Introduction
Jones has a section called Learning to be president that offers good advice. - Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education -Jones has a section called -Learning to be president- that offers good advice.- - Ray Smock, Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education