Understanding the Presidency

by James P. Pfiffner (Editor), Roger H. Davidson (Editor)

This popular reader is the only comprehensive reader on the American Presidency that is also accessible and engaging for undergraduate students. *NEW! Original articles written specifically for this volume: Robert Dudley on the presidency and the courts; Donald Kettl on the presidency and the budget; Clyde Wilcox on campaign finance *Introductory essays present an overview of each major section giving a context for the selection and helping students to learn *Excellent mix of historical and contemporary selections. See Section 1 on historical topics. For contemporary selections, see the articles on the Clinton administration and Allen Schick on the Clinton Health Care defeat How a Bill Did Not Become a Law. *Excellent mix of scholarly and engaging journalistic selections. Scholarly selections include Richard Neustadt and George Edwards; journalistic selections include Robert Reich and George Reedy

Genres: Politics

488 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996