Debating the Presidency: Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604265655 ISBN 13: 9781604265651

Publisher: CQ Press, 2009

Synopsis

The study of the presidency―the power of the office, the evolution of the executive as an institution, the men who have served―has generated a great body of research and scholarship.What better way to get students to grapple with the ideas of the literature than through conflicting perspectives on some of the most pivotal issues facing the modern presidency? Richard Ellis and Michael Nelson have once again assembled a cadre of top scholars to offer a series of pro/con essays that will inspire spirited debate beyond the pages of the book.

Each essay―written in the form of a debate resolution― offers a compelling yet concise view on the American executive. In essays that are new to this edition, contributors debate the repeal of the 22nd Amendment, the abolition of the vice presidency, the extent to which presidential signing statements threaten the separation of powers, and whether the fighting of the war on terror should require relaxing checks on presidential power. Ellis and Nelson introduce each pair of essays, giving students context and preparing them to read each argument critically, so they can decide for themselves which side of the debate they find most persuasive.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard J. Ellis is Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics at Willamette University. His books include The Development of the American Presidency (2015; 2nd ed.); Debating Reform: Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System (with Michael Nelson, 3nd ed., 2016); Judging the Boy Scouts of America: Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case (2014); Judging Executive Power: Sixteen Supreme Court Cases That Have Shaped the American Presidency (2009); and Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush (2008). In 2008 he was named the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Oregon Professor of the Year.

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604265655
• ISBN 13: 9781604265651
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Richard J. Ellis, Michael Nelson