The Presidency A to Z (Presidency A to Z) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872893677 ISBN 13: 9780872893672

Publisher: CQ Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Presidency A to Z is an invaluable tool for understanding the presidency, both historically and today and for appraising how it and the executive branch have responded to the challenges facing the nation. It provides readers with quick information and in-depth background on the presidency through a comprehensive encyclopedia of over 300 easy-to-read entries.

Important new topics include:

• John Kerry
• Article II
• Clinton v. Jones
• Signing Statements
• Hurricane Katrina
• Mount Rushmore

Readers will find:

• Biographies of every president and many others important to the office
• Explanations of broader concepts and powers relating to the presidency
• Discussions of relations with Congress, the Supreme Court, the bureaucracy, political parties, the media, interest groups, and the public

The Presidency A to Z includes all the features that made earlier editions so popular: charts, tables, lists, photographs, cartoons, indexes, a bibliography, and cross-references. Now with an attention-grabbing new design, this handy reference also comes at a new lower price.

About this title

About the Author:

Gerhard Peters is the co-creator, along with John T.Woolley, of The American Presidency Project. Peters is a frequent lecturer on American politics and the presidency at various colleges in southern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0872893677
• ISBN 13: 9780872893672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 693
• Editor: Gerhard Peters, John T. Woolley, Michael Nelson