A Presidential Nation: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

By Michael A. Genovese

Book Overview

The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial. Why do we devote monuments to the presidents? Why do we honor them, instead of Congress, or the courts? A Presidential Nation examines how the presidency (an office limited by the Constitution and separation of powers) became the centerpiece of American government.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813347211
• ISBN13: 9780813347219
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"