Introduction -- The powers of the presidency -- The nomination process -- The presidential election -- The president and the public -- Leading the public -- The president and the media -- The structure of the presidency -- Presidential decision making -- The president and the executive -- The president and Congress -- The president and the judiciary -- Domestic and economic policy making -- Foreign and defense policy -- Appendix A: Methods for studying the presidency -- Appendix B: Nonelectoral succession, removal, and tenure -- Appendix C: Provisions of the Constitution of the United States relating to the presidency -- Appendix D: 2020 presidential election results.
Summary:
"Long established as a leading introduction to the American presidency, Presidential Leadership, Thirteenth Edition, provides students with a comprehensive survey that addresses the capacity of chief executives to fulfill their tasks, exercise their powers, and utilize their organizational structures to affect the output of government. The authors examine all aspects of the presidency in rich detail, including the president's powers, presidential history, and the institution of the presidency"-- Provided by publisher.
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