Debating the presidency : conflicting perspectives on the American executive / edited by Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson.
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Washington, D.C. :
CQ Press,
[2006]
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Table of Contents:
- Resolved, the framers of the Constitution would approve of the modern presidency / pro: David Nichols ; con: Terri Bimes
- Resolved, political parties should nominate candidates for presidency through a national primary / pro: Michael Nelson ; con: Andrew E. Busch
- Resolved, the president should be elected directly by the people / pro: Burdett Loomis ; con: Byron E. Shafer
- Resolved, the presidential impeachment process is basically sound / pro: Keith E. Whittington ; con: Benjamin Ginsberg, Martin Shefter
- Resolved, the media are too hard on presidents / pro: Matthew R. Kerbel ; con: Bartholomew H. Sparrow
- Resolved, the president is a more authentic representative of the American people than is Congress / pro: Marc J. Hetherington ; con: Richard J. Ellis
- Resolved, presidents have usurped the war power that rightfully belongs to Congress / pro: Nancy Kassop ; con: Richard M. Pious
- Resolved, the president has too much power in the selection of judges / pro: David A. Yalof ; con: John Anthony Maltese
- Resolved, a broad executive privilege is essential to the successful functioning of the presidency / pro: Mark J. Rozell ; con: David Gray Adler
- Resolved, a president's cabinet members should have a larger role in the formation of public policy / pro: Andrew Rudalevige ; con: Matthew J. Dickinson
- Resolved, psychological character is a powerful predictor of presidential performance / pro: Stanley A. Renshon ; con: Stephen Skowronek
- Resolved, great presidents are agents of democratic change / pro: Marc Landy ; con: Bruce Miroff.