Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition

Michael Genovese

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Praise for the first edition:

"An altogether excellent introduction to the study of the presidency of the United States..."-Library Journal

"...entries are well written...an excellent addition."-American Reference Books Annual

"...an excellent resource...recommended..."-Booklist

"Highly recommended."-Choice

The most up-to-date reference of its kind, Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition is the definitive guide to the role of the president from the American Revolution through the present day. Offering a complete account of the presidency in U.S. history, this A-to-Z encyclopedia will make a great first stop for students and general readers looking for information on the executive branch of the American government. Its comprehensive scope spans the relationship between the executive and the other branches of government, court cases, elections, political opponents, scandals, and more.

 

A valuable resource that provides concise information, Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition contains more than 750 entries.

Entries include:

• Bully pulpit


• Commander in chief


• Economic policy 


• Executive privilege 


• Kamala Harris


• Impeachment


• Iraq War


• Thomas Jefferson


• Middle East


• Military tribunals


• New Deal


• Oval Office


• Franklin D. Roosevelt


• Situation room


• Donald Trump


• Veto power


• War powers


• Watergate


• White House


• and more. 

 

Sujets

• Political
• Histoire
• América
• Presidency
• History of the United States
• President
• Politics
• Government
• American
• United States
• History
• American History

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438199061
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Fourth Edition
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Contents Contributor List Preface Introduction Entries 2021 Post-Election Insurrection acceptance addresses accountability Acheson, Dean Adams, Abigail Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Sherman administrative presidency Administrative Procedure Act (APA) administrative reforms of the presidency advice and consent Affordable Care Act African Americans and the presidency Agency for International Development (AID) agenda and the presidency Agnew, Spiro agriculture policy Air Force One Alien and Sedition Acts Alliance for Progress American presidents and education policy amnesty Anderson, John B. Andrew Johnson, impeachment of announcement speeches Anti-Federalists Anti-Masonic Party Antideficiency Act antitrust policy ANZUS Treaty appointment of judges appointment power arms control Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) arms sales Arthur, Chester A. Ash Council Ashcroft, John Atlantic Alliance Atlantic Charter atomic bomb Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) backgrounds of presidents Baker accords Baker, Howard Baker, James A. Baker, Newton bank holiday of 1933 Banks of the United States Barbary War Barkley, Alben Bates, Edward Bay of Pigs invasion Bell, John Berlin Crisis Biddle, Francis Biden, Joe Bill Clinton, impeachment of bipartisanship Blaine, James G. Blair House Boland amendments Bonus Army Booth, John Wilkes brain trust Breckinridge, John C. Bretton Woods agreement Bricker Amendment brinkmanship Brownell, Herbert Brownlow Committee Bryan, William Jennings Buchanan, James Buckley v. Valeo Budget and Accounting Act bully pulpit Bureau of the Budget (BOB) Burns, James MacGregor Burr, Aaron Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush v. Gore business policy Calhoun, John C. Camp David Camp David accords Camp David negotiations campaign finance campaign pledges campaign strategies Carter Doctrine Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Case Act Cass, Lewis censure Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chad character character issues and presidential politics Chase, Salmon P. checks and balances Cheney, Dick Chertoff, Michael chief executive chief of staff chief of state Church Committee civil liberties civil religion Civil Rights Act civil rights policy civil service Civil War Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Clark, Ramsey Clay, Henry Clayton Antitrust Act Cleveland, Grover Clifford, Clark McAdams Clinton, Bill Clinton, George (vice president) Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton v. City of New York Clinton v. Jones coattails cold war Colfax, Schuyler commander in chief compassionate conservative Congress and the president Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 congressional investigation of the presidency congressional oversight Connally amendment Constitution and the presidency constitutional amendments Constitutional Convention containment contempt of Congress continuing resolutions Coolidge, Calvin Cooper-Church amendment Corcoran, Thomas G. Corwin, Edward S. Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) counsel to the president court-packing plan courts and the president covert operations Cox, Archibald creation of the presidency Cr dit Mobilier scandal crisis management Cronin, Thomas E. Cuban missile crisis Curtis, Charles cyber security Czolgosz, Leon Dallas, George Mifflin Dames & Moore v. Regan dark-horse candidate Davis, Jefferson Dawes, Charles death of a president Debs, Eugene V. declaration of war defense policy delegation of legislative power Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Democratic Party Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of the Interior Department of the Treasury Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of War deregulation d tente diplomacy direct action divided government dollar diplomacy domestic policy domestic policy adviser Donald Trump and far-right politics Donald Trump and the "Deep State" Donald Trump and "Truth Telling" Donald Trump, impeachment of Douglas, Stephen Dred Scott v. Sanford drone policy Dukakis, Michael Dulles, John Foster Eagleton, Thomas F. economic policy economic powers Economic Stabilization Act Eisenhower Doctrine Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) Electoral College electoral reform electronic surveillance Emancipation Proclamation Embargo Acts Emergency Banking Act emergency powers Employment Act of 1946 environmental policy Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) era of good feelings Ethics in Government Act Ex parte Milligan executive agreements executive branch executive nominations Executive Office of the President (EOP) executive orders executive power executive privilege extraordinary renditions Fair Deal Fair Employment Practices Committee Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Fairbanks, Charles W. Faithful Execution Clause farewell addresses Farley, James A. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) federal bureaucracy Federal Election Commission (FEC) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Register Act of 1935 Federal Reserve System Federal Trade Commission Act federalism Federalist Papers Federalist Party Female Vice President Nominees Ferraro, Geraldine Field v. Clark Fillmore, Millard films and the presidency fireside chats First Hundred Days first ladies First Lady s Office First Year Presidential Job Approval Ratings by Average fiscal policy Ford, Betty Ford, Gerald foreign affairs foreign aid Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Foreign Service former presidents Forrestal, James Four Freedoms Fourteen Points Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) frontloading Gadsden Purchase Gallatin, Albert Gallup Poll Question: Would You Vote for a Female Presidential Candidate? Garfield, James A. Garner, John Nance gay rights and the presidency General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Gerry, Elbridge Gettysburg Address gifts to the president Goldwater, Barry Goldwater v. Carter Gonzales, Alberto good neighbor policy Gore, Al Government Accountability Office (GAO) government corporations Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act Grant, Ulysses S. Great Depression Great Society Green Party Group of Eight (G8) Growth of Divided Government Guiteau, Charles Julius Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gunboat diplomacy Hagerty, James C. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Hamilton, Alexander Hamlin, Hannibal Hampton & Co. v. United States Harding, Warren G. Harris, Kamala Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, William Henry Hatch Act, 1939 Hayes, Rutherford B. health of presidents Helvidius-Pacificus Debates Hendricks, Thomas A. heroic leadership hidden hand presidency high crimes and misdemeanors Hobart, Garret A. Hollingsworth v. Perry honeymoon period Hoover Commissions Hoover, Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Lou Hopkins, Harry hotline Hull, Cordell human rights humor and the presidency Humphrey, Hubert Humphrey's Executor v. United States Hyde Park hyper-partisanship Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha immigration policy impeachment imperial presidency imperialism implied powers impoundment of funds In re Neagle inaugural addresses inaugurations independent counsel Independent Counsel Law inherent powers Inspectors General (IG) institutional presidency intelligence oversight Intelligence Oversight Act interest groups and the presidency international law intervention Iran-contra affair Iranian hostage crisis Iraq War iron triangles isolationism issue networks item veto Jackson, Andrew Japanese-American internment Jaworski, Leon Jay, John Jay s Treaty Jefferson, Thomas Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Mentor Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Kaine, Tim Kellogg-Briand Pact Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. King, William Rufus de Vane Kissinger, Henry kitchen cabinet Knox, Philander Chase Korean War Korematsu v. United States La Follette, Robert M. labor policy lame duck law enforcement powers League of Nations legislative leadership legislative veto Lend-Lease Act Lieberman, Joe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Little v. Barreme Locke, John Louisiana Purchase loyalty-security programs Madison, Dolley Madison, James Major Female Presidential Candidates managerial presidency Manhattan Project Manifest Destiny Marbury v. Madison marque and reprisal Marshall, George C. Marshall, John Marshall Plan Marshall, Thomas R. martial law Mayaguez incident McCain, John McCarran Internal Security Act McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Joseph McCarthyism McGovern-Fraser Commission McGovern, George McKinley, William McNamara, Robert media and the presidency Meese, Edwin, III Merryman, Ex parte 17 F. Cas. 144 Middle East midterm elections military tribunals Missouri v. Holland Mitchell, John N. Mondale, Walter Monroe Doctrine Monroe, James Montesquieu, baron de Monticello Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. Morris, Gouverneur Morton, Levi Parsons Mount Rushmore Mount Vernon Myers v. United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Economic Council (NEC) National Emergencies Act National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) national security National Security Act National Security Advisor National Security Council (NSC) Na