Richard J. Ellis & Michael Nelson 
Debating the Presidency [EPUB ebook] 
Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive

The study of the presidency—the power of the office, the evolution of the executive as an institution, the men who have served—has generated a great body of research and scholarship. What better way to get students to grapple with the ideas of the literature than through conflicting perspectives on some of the most pivotal issues facing the modern presidency? Richard Ellis and Michael Nelson have once again assembled a cadre of top scholars to offer a series of pro/con essays that will inspire spirited debate beyond the pages of the book. Each essay—written in the form of a debate resolution— offers a compelling yet concise view on the American executive.

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Preface

Contributors

1. Resolved, the framers of the Constitution would approve of the modern Presidency

Pro: – David Nichols

Con: – Terri Bimes

2. Resolved, the unitary executive is a myth

Pro: – Richard J. Ellis

Con: – Saikrishna Prakash

3. Resolved, political parties should nominate candidates for the presidency through a national primary

Pro: – Michael Nelson

Con: – Andrew E. Busch

4. Resolved, the president should be elected directly by the people

Pro: – Burdett Loomis

Con: – Byron E. Shafer and Monica Busch

5. Resolved, the 22nd Amendment should be repealed

Pro: – David Karol

Con: – Thomas E. Cronin

6. Resolved, the new media has brought the president closer to the people

Pro: – Matthew R. Kerbel

Con: – Bruce Miroff

7. Resolved, presidential success and failure are better explained by political time and the strength of governing coalitions than a president′s character and leadership qualities

Pro: – Stephen Skowronek

Con: – Paul Quirk

8. Resolved, presidential power is (still) the power to persuade

Pro: – Matt Dickinson

Con: – George C. Edwards III

9. Resolved Congress should be required to vote up or down on legislation proposed by the president

Pro: – William G. Howell and Terry Moe

Con: – B. Dan Wood

10. Resolved, presidents have usurped the war power that rightfully belongs to Congress

Pro: – Nancy Kassop

Con: – Robert Bauer

11. Resolved, Congress should have the power to override a presidential pardon by a two-thirds majority vote of both houses

Pro: – Sharece Thrower

Con: – Jeffrey Crouch

12. Resolved, executive orders and other unilateral presidential directives undermine democracy

Pro: – Gene Healy

Con: – Andrew Rudalevige

13. Resolved, the president has too much power in the selection of judges

Pro: – David A. Yalof

Con: – John Anthony Maltese

14. Resolved, the vice presidency should be abolished

Pro: – Douglas L. Kriner

Con: – Joel K. Goldstein

Chapter 1: Resolved, the framers of the Constitution would approve of the modern presidency. – David Nichols, Terri Bimes

Chapter 2: Resolved, the unitary executive is a myth – Richard Ellis, Sai Prakash

Chapter 3: Resolved, political parties should nominate candidates for the presidency through a national primary. – Michael Nelson, Andrew Busch

Chapter 4: Resolved, the president should be elected directly by the people. – Burdett Loomis, Byron Shafer, Monica Busch

Chapter 5: Resolved, the 22nd Amendment should be repealed. – David Karol, Thomas Cronin

Chapter 6: Resolved, the new media has brought the president closer to the people. – Matthew Kerbel, Bruce Miroff

Chapter 7: Resolved, presidential success and failure are better explained by political time and the strength of governing coalitions than a president’s character and leadership qualities – Stephen Skowronek, Paul Quirk

Chapter 8: Resolved, presidential power is (still) the power to persuade. – Matt Dickinson, George Edwards

Chapter 9: Resolved Congress should have to vote up or down on legislation proposed by the president – Willliam Howell, Terry Moe, B. Wood

Chapter 10: Resolved, presidents have usurped the war power that rightfully belongs to Congress. – Nancy Kassop, Robert Bauer

Chapter 11: Resolved, Congress should have the power to override a presidential pardon by a two thirds majority vote of both houses – Sharece Thrower, Jeffrey Crouch

Chapter 12: Resolved, executive orders and other unilateral presidential directives undermine democracy. – Gene Healy, Andrew Rudalevige

Chapter 13: Resolved, the president has too much power in the selection of judges. – David Yalof, John Maltese

Chapter 14: Resolved, the vice presidency should be abolished. – Douglas Kriner, Joel Goldstein

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Michael Nelson is Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and a senior fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. A former editor of the Washington Monthly, his most recent books include Trump’s First Year (2018); The Elections of 2016 (2018); The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents (2019); The American Presidency: Origins and Development (with Sidney M. Milkis, 2011); and Governing at Home: The White House and Domestic Policymaking (with Russell B. Riley, 2011). Nelson has contributed to numerous journals, including the Journal of Policy History, Journal of Politics, and Political Science Quarterly. He also has written multiple articles on subjects as varied as baseball, Frank Sinatra, and C. S. Lewis. More than fifty of his articles have been anthologized in works of political science, history, and English composition.  His 2014 book, Resilient America: Electing Nixon, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government, won the American Political Science Association’s Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency published that year; and his 2006 book with John Lyman Mason, How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, won the Southern Political Science Association’s V.O. Key Award.