Table of Contents
Section 1 Constitutional Origins of the Presidency 1
Reading 1 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson James Madison 6
Reading 2 Federalist No. 69 Alexander Hamilton 8
Reading 3 Federalist No. 70 Alexander Hamilton 11
Reading 4 To the Citizens of the State of New York George Clinton 14
Reading 5 Reevaluating the Electoral College James P. Pfiffner 18
Section 2 Historical Perspectives on the Presidency 35
Reading 6 The Strict Constructionist Presidency William Howard Taft 41
Reading 7 The Stewardship Presidency Theodore Roosevelt 44
Reading 8 The Public Presidency Woodrow Wilson 46
Reading 9 The Prerogative Presidency Abraham Lincoln 48
Reading 10 The Presidency In The Political Order Stephen Skowronek 50
Section 3 Selecting Presidents: Campaigns, Elections, and Mandates 61
Reading 11 Nomination Politics, Party Unity, and Presidential Elections James E. Campbell 67
Reading 12 A High-Speed Chase: Presidential Aspirants and the Nomination Process Lara M. Brown 83
Reading 13 The Obama Juggernaut: Presidential Fundraising in 2008 Peter L. Francia Gregory Fortelny Clyde Wilcox 107
Reading 14 The Magnitude of the 2008 Democratic Victory: By the Numbers James W. Ceaser Daniel DiSalvo 123
Reading 15 The Myth of Presidential Mandate Robert A. Dahl 133
Reading 16 Changing Tides: Public Opinion, Campaigns, and Governance, 2004-2009 Roger H. Davidson 142
Section 4 The Public Presidency: Press, Media, and Public Approval 157
Reading 17 The "Permanent Campaign" Hugh Heclo 161
Reading 18 The Press and the Presidency Mark J. Rozell 168
Reading 19 The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion Jeremy D. Mayer 180
Reading 20 The Presidential Pulpit: Bully or Baloney? George C. Edwards, III 191
Section 5 The Institutional Presidency 201
Reading 21 The President's Committee on Administrative Management (Brownlow Committee) 204
Reading 22 Can The President Manage The Government? James P. Pfiffner 206
Reading 23 The Changing Presidential Office Hugh Heclo 223
Reading 24 Presidential Appointments and the Office of Presidential Personnel Bradley H. Patterson James P. Pfiffner 235
Reading 25 The Administrative Presidency, Unilateral Power, and the Unitary Executive Theory Richard W. Waterman 244
Section 6 The Separation of Powers 251
Reading 26 Presidential Relations with Congress Roger H. Davidson 253
Reading 27 The Disappearing Political Center Sarah A. Binder 273
Reading 28 Presidents and the Judicial Appointment Process John Anthony Maltese 278
Reading 29 Executive Privilege and the U.S. Attorneys Firings Mark Rozell Mitchel Sollenberger 288
Section 7 Policy Leadership 303
Reading 30 The Presidential "Hundred Days" Richard E. Neustadt 306
Reading 31 Obama Becomes President: Policy Development and Leadership John P. Burke 311
Reading 32 Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview William G. Howell 323
Reading 33 Prerogative Power and the War on Terrorism Richard Pious 337
Reading 34 Decision Making in the Bush White House James P. Pfiffner 354
Section 8 Commander-In-Chief and National Security 377
Reading 35 Presidential Power in National Security Louis Fisher 379
Reading 36 Deference and Defiance: The Shifting Rhythms of Executive-Legislative Relations in Foreign Policy James M. Lindsay 394
Reading 37 Constraining Executive Power: George W. Bush and the Constitution James P. Pfiffner 411
Reading 38 The Commander in Chief and the Courts Jules Lobel 433
Section 9 Evaluating Presidents: Greatness and Abuse of Power 445
Reading 39 Three Crises of Character in the Modern Presidency James P. Pfiffner 448
Reading 40 "If Men Were Angels…": Presidential Leadership and Accountability Thomas E. Cronin Michael A. Genovese 463
Reading 41 The Worst President in History? Sean Wilentz 469
Reading 42 The Long View Karl Rove 480
Reading 43 A New Imperial Presidency? Andrew Rudalevige 484
