Political Thought and the Origins of the American Presidency

Political Thought And The Intellectual Origins Of The American Presidency: Royalism, Executive Power, And The History Of Ideas / Ben Lowe -- Part I. The European Origins Of The American Presidency -- Checks And Balances: The Cromwellian Origins Of The Presidency / Blair Worden -- Party And Faction In Eighteenth-century Political Thought From Montesquieu To Madison / Max Skjnsberg -- Does The United States Need A Bill Of Rights? Monarchs, Presidents, And The Persistence Of A Political Genre In The Age Of The American Revolution / Eric Slauter -- Enlightened Despotism And The American Revolution: The Political Thought Of Frederick The Great Of Prussia / Caroline Winterer -- Part Ii. The Politics Of Constitution Making: The Executive And The Federal Union -- National Power And The Presidency: Rival Forms Of Federalist Constitutionalism At The Founding / Jonathan Gienapp -- Defending An Energetic Executive: Theory And Practice In The Federalist / Claire Rydell Arcenas -- Is The Electoral College The Fundamental Problem? New State Admissions And The U.s. Constitution / François Furstenberg -- Part Iii. Implementing An Ideal: Political Theory And Practice Among The Early Presidents -- The Political Practices Of The First Presidents: The Cabinet And The Executive Branch / Lindsay M. Chervinsky -- Mirror For Presidents: George Washington And The Law Of Nations / Daniel J. Hulsebosch -- Liberty And Power: The Classical Republicanism Of George Washington And Mercy Otis Warren / Rosemarie Zagarri Edited By Ben Lowe ; Foreword By David Armitage. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.