The presidency and the political system / Michael Nelson, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The two constitutional presidencies / Jeffrey K. Tulis -- Studying the presidency : why presidents need political scientists / Lyn Ragsdale -- The presidency in the eye of the storm / Marc Landy and Sidney M. Milkis -- Presidential competence / Paul J. Quirk -- The psychological presidency / Michael Nelson -- The presidency and the nominating process : politics and power / Richard M. Pious -- The faulty premises of the Electoral College / George C. Edwards III -- The presidential spectacle / Bruce Miroff -- The presidency and the press : the paradox of the White House communications war / Lawrence R. Jacobs -- The presidency and interest groups : allies, adversaries, and policy leadership / Daniel J. Tichenor -- The presidency and political parties / Sidney M. Milkis -- The institutional presidency / John P. Burke -- The presidency and the bureaucracy : the levers of presidential control / David E. Lewis and Terry M. Moe -- The president and Congress / Matthew J. Dickinson -- The presidency and the judiciary / David A. Yalof -- The presidency and unilateral power : a taxonomy / Andrew Rudalevige -- The presidency at war : unchecked power, uncertain leadership / Andrew J. Polsky -- The vice president : Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, and the new vice presidency / Joseph A. Pika.