Never losing sight of the foundations of the office, The Politics of the Presidency maintains a balance between historical context, the current political environment, and contemporary scholarship on the executive branch, providing a solid foundation for any presidency course. In addition to offering you a comprehensive framework for understanding the expectations, powers, and limitations of the executive branch, the Revised Ninth Edition uses the most up-to-date coverage and analysis of the 2016 election and Trump administration to demonstrate key concepts. -- back cover.

Part I. The president and the public. 1. The changing precidency -- 2. Election politics -- 3. Public politics -- 4. Presidential character and performance -- Part II. The president and the government. 5. Legislative politics -- 6. Executive politics -- 7. Judical politics -- Part III. The president and public policy. 8. The politics of economic policy -- 10. The politics of national security policy -- 11. The Trump transition and first one hundred days -- Appendices.