The Politics of the Presidency

About this book

In the most up-to-date core text available on the presidency Pika and Maltese once again deliver their comprehensiveand accessibleanalysis of the presidency. Never losing sight of the foundations of the office the authors maintain a balance between historical context and contemporary scholarship on the executive. A solid foundation for any presidency course the revised eighth edition features updated chapters including thorough coverage of the 2012 election and a new chapter analyzing Obamas challenges as a second-term president in an entrenched partisan environment.