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A Presidential Nation: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

ISBN: 9780813347219 | 0813347211
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Perseus Books
Pub. Date: 7/31/2012

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial. Why do we devote monuments to the presidents? Why do we honor them, instead of Congress, or the courts? A Presidential Nationexamines how the presidency-an office limited by the Constitution and separation of powers-became the centerpiece of American government. Michael A. Genovese argues that in rebelling against the British, the Framers of the Constitution invented a circumscribed presidency to guard against executive tyranny. Yet, over time, presidential power has risen a... MORE
List of Illustrationsp. ix
Prefacep. 1
On Becoming a Presidential Nationp. 3
In the Beginning: Inventing the Presidencyp. 11
The Rise of Presidential Power: From Chief Clerk to Leader in War, 1787-1865p. 31
The Presidency Takes Center Stage, 1866-2000p. 85
9/11 and the Presidency: The Most Dangerous Branch? Or, L'état C'est MOI, 2001-Presentp. 127
A C... MOREp. 153
Conclusion: Judging America's Republican Experimentp. 171
Primary Sourcesp. 179
"Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession," from Common Sense by Thomas Painep. 179
The Declaration of Independencep. 189
The United States Constitution, Article IIp. 193
Gettysburg Addressp. 196
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Addressp. 197
Understanding the Forces that Impact Presidential Leadershipp. 201
Notesp. 205
Bibliographyp. 215
Indexp. 225
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Michael A. Genovese is professor of political science and director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the associate editor of the journal White House Studies and the author of thirty-one books, including The Paradoxes of the American Presidency and Encyclopedia of the American Presidency.


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