Authors:Stephan Haggard, Matthew D. McCubbins,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: institutions, decisions, economy, political, parliaments, policy, presidents
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2001-01-15
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0521774853
ISBN-13: 9780521774857

Advocates of parliamentary rule have been highly critical of presidentialism for dividing powers and providing the opportunity for gridlock between branches. Yet the great theorists of presidential rule saw in the same institutions a desirable combination of strong leadership with checks on executive discretion. These diverse assessments arise because we have surprisingly little comparative work on how presidential democracies function. The essays in this volume show, through case studies from Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe, how presidential democracies deal with the challenges of ec

Author: L. Edward Purcell
Publisher: Facts on File
Keywords: library, american, history, file, facts, presidents, biographical, dictionary, vice
Number of Pages: 554
Published: 2010-06
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 081607707X
ISBN-13: 9780816077076

Political and historical, Vice Presidents collects the life stories of every man that has held this office. Each expertly written biography addresses the state of the country at the time these men were in office and features: An analysis of prevailing political conditions The opposition The relationships between the vice president and presidents The political machinations of these men, some of whom gained the ultimate prize, presidency A full chronology of the political history of the United States from 1789 to 2000.

Author: Charles M. Cameron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: political, economy, institutions, decisions, power, negative, bargaining, presidents, politics, veto
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2000-06-19
List price: $32.99
ISBN-10: 0521625505
ISBN-13: 9780521625500

With one party controlling the presidency and the opposing party controlling Congress, the veto has inevitably become a critical tool of presidential power. Combining sophisticated game theory with unprecedented data, this book analyzes how divided party presidents use threats and vetoes to wrest policy concessions from a hostile Congress. Case studies of the most important vetoes in recent history add texture to the analysis, detailing how President Clinton altered the course of Newt Gingrich’s Republican Revolution. Offering the first book-length analysis to bring rational choice theo

Author: Terry McAuliffe
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Keywords: activists, alligators, wild, animals, donors, candidates, life, among, democrats, presidents, party
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2008-02-05
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0312377754
ISBN-13: 9780312377755

New York Times Bestseller“I’ve often said Terry’s energy could light up a city, and readers of his book will know why. Terry’s excitement for politics—and life—is evident on every page.”–Senator Hillary Clinton “If you’re in the market for a cautious, impartial, understated, pedantic—and boring!—look at American politics, put this book down right now. . .”Terry McAuliffe has been at the epicenter of American politics for more than twenty-five years. Without question the most successful fundraiser in political history, his career started straight out of college with J

Author: Ronald Kessler
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Keywords: fire, presidents, protect, line, agents, secret, service, scenes, president
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2010-08-03
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 030746136X
ISBN-13: 9780307461360

Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service. After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time. •    George W. Bush’s daughters would try to lose their agents.•    Based on a psychic’s vision that a sniper would assassinate President George H. W. Bush, the Secret Service changed his motorcade route.•    To make the press think he came to work early, Jimmy C

Authors:Todd Davis, Marc Frey,
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Keywords: including, american, history, timeline, president, facts, book, presidents, fascinating, new
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2009-02-03
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 076243337X
ISBN-13: 9780762433377

Up to Date for 2008! This is the perfect introduction for young readers to the lives and times of America’s 43 most influential leaders. Just as the new president is inaugurated, readers can easily relive the course of American history through a detailed timeline, more than 50 vivid photographs and illustrations, information about each president’s term in office, and the major political issues of each era. Quick-reference sidebars provide brief summaries of the major events and important people who emerged during each presidential term. Famous quotes and fun facts about each president ensu

Authors:Kevin Phillips, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.,
Publisher: Times Books
Keywords: 25th, president, series, presidents, mckinley, american, william
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0805069534
ISBN-13: 9780805069532

A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley’s overshadowed legacyBy any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips, au