executive power

Looks at the unique position that the United States occupies in the world and how what America says and does has an enormous impact. Also examines the role of the President as chief policy maker and the varied departments that help accomplish the goals set by each administration.

Examines the duties of the different departments in the executive branch of the United States government. Also looks at the numerous roles of the U.S. President.

Provides an account of the Bank War, looking at the event as a political struggle between U.S. President Andrew Jackson who sought to do away with the Second Bank of the United States, and Nicholas Biddle, president of the bank.

The author presents a scathing indictment against the Bush-Cheney administration accusing them of seizing their executive powers and permanently altering the constitutional balance of the democracy.

White House advisor to four presidents David Gergen chronicles the ups and downs of presidential leadership over the last thirty years of the twentieth century.

Describes the judicial powers of the Supreme Court; discusses its interaction with the president, Congress, and the states; examines pressures on the Court, including the history of controversial confirmations and congressional confrontations; and reviews key rulings of the Court in cases ranging from 1790 through 1996.