05661nam 2200757 a 450 991048080840332120210114065233.01-4522-6742-11-60426-676-7(CKB)1000000000784306(EBL)452581(OCoLC)470260911(SSID)ssj0000366326(PQKBManifestationID)11250858(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366326(PQKBWorkID)10413858(PQKB)10984043(StDuBDS)EDZ0000077627(MiAaPQ)EBC452581(EXLCZ)99100000000078430620120418d2009 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStudent's guide to the presidency[electronic resource] /advisory editor, Bruce J. SchulmanWashington, D.C. ;London CQ Press20091 online resource (416 p.)Student's guide to the U.S. government series ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-4022-1 0-87289-555-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Half Title; Series Title; Full Title; Copyright Page; List of Illustrations; Reader's Guide; About the Advisory Editor; Preface; Historical Milestones of the U.S. Presidency, 1788-2009: A Timeline; Part One: Essays; The Executive Branch: Behind the Scenes Since 1789; Power Trip? How Presidents Have Increased the Power of the Office; Is the U.S. President the Most Powerful Leader in the World?; Part Two: The Presidency A to Z; Adams, John, Administration of (1797-1801); Justice for All: Midnight Judges; Adams, John Quincy, Administration of (1825-1829); Air Force OneArthur, Chester A., Administration of (1881-1885)Assassinations and Assassination Attempts; Buchanan, James, Administration of (1857-1861); Bush v. Gore (2000); Justice for All: The Dred Scott Case (1857); Bush, George H.W., Administration of (1989-1993); Bush, George W., Administration of (2001-2009); Cabinet; Carter, Jimmy, Administration of (1977-1981); Chief Diplomat; Chief Economist; Chief Executive; Chief of State; Civil Service System; Cleveland, Grover, Administrations of (1885-1889, 1893-1897); Clinton, Bill, Administration of (1993-2001); Commander in ChiefConstitution of the United StatesConstitutional Convention and the Presidency; Conventions, Presidential Nominating; Justice for All: Geraldine Ferraro (1935- ); Coolidge, Calvin, Administration of (1923-1929); Democratic Party (1828- ); Department of Agriculture (USDA); Department of Commerce; Department of Defense (DOD); Spotlight: Department of War and Department of the Navy; Department of Education; Department of Energy (DOE); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Decision Makers: Michael Chertoff (1953- )Department of Housingand Urban Development (HUD)Decision Makers: Alphonso Jackson (1945- ); Department of Justice; Justice for All: John Mitchell (1913-1988); Department of Labor; Department of State; Decision Makers: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); Department of the Interior; Justice for All: Albert Fall (1861-1944); Department of the Treasury; Decision Makers: Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804); Department of Transportation (DOT); Department of Veterans Affairs; Eisenhower, Dwight D., Administration of (1953-1961); Election of 2008; Elections, Presidential; Electoral College; Emergency PowersExecutive AgreementsExecutive Departments; Executive Orders; Federalism; Federalist Party (1792-1816); Fillmore, Millard, Administration of (1850-1853); First Lady; Spotlight: Martha Washington and Laura Bush; Ford, Gerald R., Administration of (1974-1977); Foreign Policy and the Presidency; Garfield, James A., Administration of (1881); Gore, Albert (1948- ); Government Agencies and Corporations; Grant, Ulysses S., Administration of (1869-1877); Harding, Warren, Administration of (1921-1923); Harrison, Benjamin, Administration of (1889-1893); Harrison, William Henry, Administration of (1841)Hayes, Rutherford B., Administration of (1877-1881)Specifically written to engage high school students, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the history and ongoing evolution of the American executive branch. This single-volume resource does not require any prior knowledge of the presidency and covers topics that meet national high school curriculum standards.Student's guide to the U.S. government series ;v. 3.Executive power --United StatesPresidents --United StatesPresidentsUnited StatesExecutive powerUnited StatesGovernment - U.SHILCCPolitical Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive BranchHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCElectronic books.Executive power --United States.Presidents --United States.PresidentsExecutive powerGovernment - U.S.Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive BranchLaw, Politics & Government352.230973Schulman Bruce J480778Schulman Bruce J480778StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480808403321Student's guide to the presidency2456495UNINA