executive power

Examines the struggle between fellow Virginians and second cousins Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall over the extent of presidential power and the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret laws during the period in which Jefferson served as president and Marshall as chief justice.

Examines the extent of military power held by America's commander-in-chief--a subject of much debate since the founding of the nation.

Recounts the history of the two-term tradition for the United States president, the situation that enabled Franklin D. Roosevelt to break with that tradition in 1940, and ultimately the addition of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution that established the tradition in law.

Discusses the history and reassesses the benefits and liabilities of the progressive presidential traditions of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

An introduction to the roles and responsibilities of the executive branch of the United States government, describing the power of the President of the United States as the head of the executive branch, and discussing what the US Constitution says about what a president should or should not be.

Studies the social, economic, political, and international conditions that have shaped the presidency since 1776 and discusses the origins of the presidency, the ways it has changed over time, the history of the vice presidency, and other related topics.