The president as statesman : Woodrow Wilson and the Constitution /
A political scientist who went on to become president, Woodrow Wilson envisioned responsible government, in which a strong leader and principled party would integrate the separate executive and legislative powers - but this ideal was constantly challenged by political reality. Daniel Stid explores W...
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| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2021]
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| Edition: | Open books edition. |
| Series: | American political thought.
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Table of Contents:
- chapter 1. Toward "power and strict accountability for its use"
- chapter 2. Political development, interpretive leadership, and the presidency
- chapter 3. Constitutional government and presidential power
- chapter 4. Progressivism and politics in New Jersey and the nation
- chapter 5. Wilson's program and the new freedom
- chapter 6. Toward party reform and realignment
- chapter 7. Diplomacy, war, and executive power
- chapter 8. Party and national leadership in World War I
- chapter 9. Wilson, Lodge, and the treaty controversy.