The Presidency in the Twenty-First Century

Charles W. Dunn

• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
• Year: 2011
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• eBook ISBN:
  9780813140162
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: Politics & International Relations

These essays by political scientists provide "an effective snapshot of where the presidency appears to be heading in the 21st century . . . thoughtful insights" (Choice Magazine).
 
The US president is under constant scrutiny from both colleagues and the American people. Questions about the proper role of the president have been especially prevalent in recent decades. This book explores the growth of presidential power, investigating its social, political, and economic impact on America's present and future.
 
Editor Charles W. Dunn and a team of the nation's leading political scientists examine a variety of topics, from the link between campaigning and governing to trends in presidential communication with the public. The book discusses the role of the presidency in a government designed to require cooperation with Congress, and how this relationship is further complicated by the expectations of the public. Several contributors take a closer look at the Obama administration in light of President George W. Bush's emphasis on the unitary executive, a governing style that continues to be highly controversial. Dunn and his contributors provide a thorough analysis of a rapidly changing political role—provoking important questions about the future of America's political system.

Index

Abu Ghaith, Sulaiman, 114

Abu Ghraib scandal, 83, 92

accountability, 44, 49, 88

Ackerman, Bruce, 175

Adams, Henry, 32

Addington, David, 149

administration, enlightened, 36, 37, 38, 41, 44

adversarial process, 69

Afghanistan war, 84, 92, 106, 118n23, 180

agencies, independent, 65, 78–79n42

Alito, Samuel J., 64, 66, 67

ambassadors, 12

Amendment, First, 58

Amendment, Twelfth, 35

American Clean Energy and Security Act, 139

American Conservative (magazine), 72

American National Election Studies (ANES), 131

American Presidency, The (Rossiter), 74

American Revolution, 18, 30

Anti-Federalists, 176–77

appointment powers, 46, 57, 60, 61

Al-Arabiya (Dubai-based media network), 105

Armey, Dick, 138

Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) (2002), 92, 95

automobile industry bailout, 180

Bahrain, 111

Baker, Howard, 129

Baker, James, 84–85, 98

Baldacchino, Joseph, 72

Balkin, Jack, 155

banking industry bailout, 180

Barone, Michael, 124

Baucus, Max, 137

Baum, Matthew, 112

Beard, Charles, 37

Bickel, Alexander, 88

Biden, Joe, 85, 160

Bill of Rights, 58

Bin Laden, Osama, 114

bipartisanship, 121, 137, 140

difficulties of managing, 129–31

economic stimulus bill and, 172–73

election of 2008 and, 172–73

frustration with, 126–27

health care reform and, 179–80

imperial presidency and, 157

Obama’s efforts toward, 123–29

blogs, 113

Bloomberg, Michael R., 1...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction: The Presidency in the Twenty-first Century
• The Once and Future Chief Executive
• Shall We Cast Our Lot with the Constitution?
• Is the Constitutional Presidency Obsolete?
• The Future of the War Presidency
• Opportunities and Challenges in Presidential Communications
• The Future of Bipartisanship as a Strategy of Presidential Governing
• Our Continuing Cult of the Presidency
• Plausible Futures
• List of Contributors
• Index