The presidential leadership dilemma [electronic resource] : between the Constitution and a political party / edited by, Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim G. Nwokora.

Contributor(s): Azari, Julia R, 1979- | Brown, Lara M | Nwokora, Zim G, 1983- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY series in American constitutionalismPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2013Description: xi, 247 p. : illISBN: 9781438446011 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Presidents -- United States -- History -- 21st century | Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 352.23/60973 LOC classification: JK511 | .P79 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people -- Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework -- Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama -- Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents -- William J. Clinton and George W. Bush -- Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy -- The base realignment and closing commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age -- The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals -- Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government -- President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign promises meet governing imperatives -- Conclusion: the right choice at the right time.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a rock and a hard place: between a party and the people -- Pathways to the nomination: an analytic framework -- Presidential mandates and the leadership dilemma: William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama -- Playing for history: the reelection leadership choices of presidents -- William J. Clinton and George W. Bush -- Presidents, leverage, and significant public policy -- The base realignment and closing commission: difficult choices, electoral considerations, and the future of national leadership in a partisan age -- The paradoxes of presidential leadership in pursuing policy goals -- Taking credit and avoiding blame: the politics of rhetorical signing statements under unified and divided government -- President Obama and counterterrorism policy: when campaign promises meet governing imperatives -- Conclusion: the right choice at the right time.

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