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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Main Author: Stid, Daniel D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Toward "power and strict accountability for its use"
  • ch. 2. Political development, interpretive leadership, and the presidency
  • ch. 3. Constitutional government and presidential power
  • ch. 4. Progressivism and politics in New Jersey and the nation
  • ch. 5. Wilson's program and the new freedom
  • ch. 6. Toward party reform and realignment
  • ch. 7. Diplomacy, war, and executive power
  • ch. 8. Party and national leadership in World War I
  • ch. 9. Wilson, Lodge, and the treaty controversy.