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The American president
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The American president

Author: Robert E DiClerico
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©1995.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 4th edView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert E DiClerico
ISBN: 0132110040 9780132110044
OCLC Number: 31074884
Description: xv, 400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. The Selection Process. Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview. Who Contends? Who Is Nominated? Criticisms of the Presidential Nominating Process. Proposals for Change -- 2. The President and Foreign Affairs. Some General Considerations: The Two Presidencies. The War-Making Power. Treaties and Executive Agreements. The CIA and Foreign Policy. Foreign Aid and Trade. The Swing of the Pendulum -- 3. The President and Congress. The President and Congress: A Strained Relationship. Lessening or Worsening the Antagonism: Intervening Factors. The Ascendancy of the President as Legislator. Tools and Tactics of Presidential Persuasion. The Quest for Information: The President, Congress, and Executive Privilege. The Ultimate Confrontation: Impeachment. Conclusion: The Problem of Deadlock -- 4. President, Public, and Press. Public Attitudes toward the Office: Pre-Watergate. The Public's Attitudes toward the Individual.
Responsibility: Robert E. DiClerico.

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