Student's guide to the presidency [[electronic resource] /] / advisory editor, Bruce J. Schulman

• Autore: Schulman Bruce J
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.230973
• Soggetto topico: Executive power --United States; Presidents --United States; Presidents - United States; Executive power - United States; Government - U.S; Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive Branch; Law, Politics & Government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SchulmanBruce J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 One ; Arthur, 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 Chief ; Constitution 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 Powers ; Executive 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)
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Student's guide to the presidency
• ISBN: 1-4522-6742-1; 1-60426-676-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480808403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Student's guide to the U.S. government series ; ; v. 3.