Presidential Selection Theory and Development / James W. Ceaser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ceaser, James W., Autor.

Contributor:

Princeton University Press., Publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--United States--History.

Political science.

Presidents--United States--Election--History.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Nomination--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 371 pages)

Edition:

Second printing.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1980.

Summary:

Examining the development of the process of presidential selection, this book contends that many of the major purposes of the selection system as it was formerly understood have been ignored by reformers and modern scholars. It identifies a set of criteria for a selection system and analyzes and evaluates the changes in the selection process.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. The Founders

II. Presidential Selection in the Jeffersonian Era

III. Martin Van Buren and the Case for Electoral Restraint

IV. Woodrow Wilson and the Origin of the Modern View of Presidential Selection

V. The Development of the Presidential Selection System in the Twentieth Century

VI. Modern Party Reform

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691076027

0691076022

9780691215907

0691215901

OCLC:

1227050863