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Introduction The presidency of the United States is a subject that is indeed worth talking about. This is because its forms the bedrock of the administration of the country. The presidency gives relevance to all the other organs of the government. Abraham Lincoln was still president when he was assassinated on the fifteenth day of the month of April 1865. This had been preceded by several attempts to end his life, but fortunately he had managed to survive unscathed. Andrew Johnson then took over the realms of power from where Lincoln left. This was in 1865. The office of the presidency still oozed of power even during these formative days. The institution of presidency was highly treasured …show more content…
Coupled with this power are constraints “without which the U.S. Presidency would be more of an imperial presidency rather than democratic” (Harris, 2012, p. 37). The aforementioned categories show the respective classes of the powers and roles of an American president. The presidency is a revered institution in the United States of America. This is because of the relevance and sanity that it injects in the whole country. The powers ensure that the president that not overstep his mandate. Additionally, the same powers ensure that the president acts within the constitutionally mandated confines. The president ought to act within the parameters of the requisite …show more content…
It examines how these groups cooperate in the creation of public policy in the US in order to deliver an understanding of up-to-date American politics. The thoroughly updated and revised seventh edition has entirely new content on: the Presidential election in 2000 and the presidency of George W. Bush 's; the September 11th attacks and the 'War on Terrorism '; the mid-term elections in 2002; and gun control and abortion which are controversial issues. The book incorporates a variety of diagrams and tables, not to mention further reading suggestions and websites that are relevant and a key terms glossary. For students of American politics and society, this is the ideal textbook and is written with commendable intelligibility.
Harris, C. (2012). AQA A2 Government & Politics Student Unit Guide. London: Hodder Education.
This book is written ideally for students by Colleen Harris who is a senior examiner and is the essential study companion for the unit: The Government of the USA. Despite the intended use of this book as just a study and exam guide, the book manages to deliver in terms of facts about the working of the US Government as a well-oiled machine.
Monk, L. R. (2003). The words we live by: Your annotated guide to the constitution. New York: