The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-1993A comprehensive history that analyzes historical patterns of presidential conduct and traces the origins of the modern presidency, examining both the constitutional precepts that created the presidency and the social, economic, political, and international conditions that continue to define it. This revised and updated edition includes an assessment of the Bush administration; a new chapter on the Clinton administration and the future of the presidency; and a revised and expanded chapter on President Lincoln. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... reelection . This was no easy task . Among the ideas the delegates considered and rejected , wrote the political scientist Clinton Rossiter , were some rather far - fetched ones : election by the state governors or by electors chosen by ...
... reelection . This was no easy task . Among the ideas the delegates considered and rejected , wrote the political scientist Clinton Rossiter , were some rather far - fetched ones : election by the state governors or by electors chosen by ...
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... reelection or legislative selection . Mason well stated the reason that , in their view , one could not have both : if the legislature could reelect the executive , there would be a constant " temptation on the side of the Executive to ...
... reelection or legislative selection . Mason well stated the reason that , in their view , one could not have both : if the legislature could reelect the executive , there would be a constant " temptation on the side of the Executive to ...
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... reelection , stated that if he were " sustained by his fellow citizens , " he would be " grateful and happy . " Concerned about the political effects of the bank war , Congress failed to override the president's veto . Jackson's ...
... reelection , stated that if he were " sustained by his fellow citizens , " he would be " grateful and happy . " Concerned about the political effects of the bank war , Congress failed to override the president's veto . Jackson's ...
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