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In the most up-to-date core text on the presidency, Pika and Maltese once again deliver a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging analysis of the increasingly political nature of the office, while artfully balancing its historical foundations. This revised seventh edition features a new chapter on the first 100 days of the Obama administration and discussion of: * the precedent-setting campaign and election, * Obama¿s transition to the White House, * new cabinet members and high-level advisers, * the legislative agenda and executive¿legislative relations, and * the outlook on foreign policy.

Joseph A. Pika is the James R. Soles Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He is coauthor, with Jason D. Mycoff, of Conflict Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-2006, and his interests include the vice presidency, relations with interest groups, legislative-executive relations, and education policy. He served for four years as president of the Delaware State Board of Education. John Anthony Maltese is the Albert Berry Saye Professor and head of the Political Science Department at the University of Georgia. His books include The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees and Spin Control: The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News. He was recently named the Georgia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Tables and Figures	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
The President and the Public
The Changing Presidency	p. 1
The Scope of Presidential Power	p. 1
Expansion of the Presidency	p. 20
Presidential Culture	p. 27
Conclusion: The Changeable, Political Presidency	p. 30
Suggested Readings	p. 31
Notes	p. 32
Election Politics	p. 36
Evolution of the Selection Process	p. 37
Defining the Pool of Eligibles	p. 43
Competing for the Nomination	p. 49
The National Convention	p. 57
The General Election	p. 59
Validation	p. 79
Transitions to Governing	p. 82
Suggested Readings	p. 83
Resources on the Web	p. 84
Notes	p. 84
Public Politics	p. 92
Public Attitudes toward the Presidency	p. 94
Rallying Public Support	p. 103
The President and the Media	p. 120
Conclusion: The Permanent Campaign	p. 133
Suggested Readings	p. 134
Notes	p. 135
Presidential Character and Performance	p. 143
Determinants and Evaluations of Performance	p. 145
What Manner of Person?	p. 151
Psychological Characteristics of U.S. Presidents	p. 159
Management Styles of Modern Presidents	p. 166
Understanding Presidents	p. 171
What to Expect from Obama	p. 184
Conclusion: Seeking Presidential Success	p. 189
Suggested Readings	p. 190
Resources on the Web	p. 191
Notes	p. 191
The President and the Government
Legislative Politics	p. 200
Four Confrontations in Interbranch Relations	p. 200
Development of the President's Legislative Role	p. 206
The Presidential-Congressional Relationship	p. 209
The President's Formal Legislative Powers	p. 217
The President's Informal Legislative Influence	p. 221
Explaining Presidents' Legislative Success	p. 229
Conclusion	p. 237
Suggested Readings	p. 237
Notes	p. 238
Executive Politics	p. 245
The President as Executive	p. 250
The President and the Executive Branch	p. 251
The President and the Cabinet	p. 262
The Vice President	p. 267
Presidential Control of the Bureaucracy	p. 269
Presidential Management of the Bureaucracy	p. 281
Conclusion	p. 287
Suggested Readings	p. 289
Resources on the Web	p. 289
Notes	p. 289
Judicial Politics	p. 298
Presidential Appointment of Federal Judges	p. 299
Other Presidential Influences on the Federal Courts	p. 318
Judicial Oversight of Presidential Action	p. 326
Conclusion	p. 328
Suggested Readings	p. 328
Notes	p. 329
The President and Public Policy
The Politics of Domestic Policy	p. 334
The Domestic Policy Process	p. 338
The Domestic Policy Environment	p. 349
The Domestic Policy Apparatus	p. 353
Conclusion	p. 361
Suggested Readings	p. 364
Notes	p. 364
The Politics of Economic Policy	p. 368
Macroeconomic Policy	p. 371
Microeconomic Policy	p. 377
Presidents and the Economy: 1933-2009	p. 381
The Politics of Macroeconomic Policymaking	p. 388
The Economic Subpresidency	p. 393
Presidents and Economic Policy Coordination	p. 403
Congress's Role in Macroeconomic Policy	p. 407
Conclusion	p. 409
Suggested Readings	p. 411
Notes	p. 412
The Politics of National Security Policy	p. 417
Issues in National Security Policy: Search for a New Consensus	p. 411
The Problem with National Security Policymaking	p. 431
The President, Congress, and National Security	p. 431
Organizing and Managing National Security	p. 446
Conclusion	p. 452
Suggested Readings	p. 453
Notes	p. 454
Transition to Power and the First Hundred Days	p. 461
The Transition	p. 462
The Inauguration	p. 467
The First Hundred Days	p. 470
Notes	p. 478
Appendixes	p. 483
Index	p. 499
Credits	p. 537
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The Politics of the Presidency

The Politics of the Presidency

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