The American Presidency

by James W. Davis

Book Overview

This is a thoroughly revised, in-depth analysis of the American presidency by a major scholar in the field. The main goal of the text is to explain how the president's ability to implement policy is circumscribed by several major factors: *the Madisonian separation of powers; *the decentralized power structure in Congress; *the number of cross-party coalitions needed to pass legislation; *a slow-moving federal bureaucracy; and *the powerful influence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275948757
• ISBN13: 9780275948757
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"