The Progression of the American Presidency

Part I. Introduction and Background

1. Introduction
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2. The Historical Context: How We View the Presidency
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Part II. Presidential Candidate Selection

3. Introduction: The Process in General
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4. The System Changes Forever
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5. Campaign Finance
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6. The National Nominating Conventions: Are They Worth It and What’s Next?
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7. The General Election: So You’ve Got the Nomination, Now What?
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Part III. The Individual Presidency

8. You’ve Been Elected, Why Is This Guy Asking How You Feel All the Time? The Vice President and Succession
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9. Presidential Character: Everybody Has One
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10. The Presidential Advisory System: For Good or Ill, There Really Is One
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Part IV. The Presidency in Isolation

11. The President and the Bureaucracy
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12. Presidential Decision Making
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Part V. The Presidency Interacting

13. The President and the Media
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14. Presidential Popularity: How Do I Approve of Thee? Let Gallup Count the Ways
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15. The President and Congress
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16. The President and the Judiciary
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17. The President and Policymaking: Domestic, Economic, and Foreign
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Part VI. Conclusion

18. Hope and Change and the Future of the Presidency
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Nyckelord: History, History of the Americas, Political Science, European Politics, US History, Political History