"First published in 1937 as The powers of the president, by Double d ay, Doran & Co.This edition completely rewritten, and reset. "

CONTENTS.- The problem in the Constitutional convention: How shall t he executive be related to the legislature?-The solution of the Federal ist party.-The solution of the Jeffersonian republicans.-The Jacksonian revolution.-The Jacksonian view of the executive prevails.-Lincoln and Congress.-The reaction against the executive.-The hegemony of the Sena te.-Congressional government.-The leadership of William McKinley and Th eodore Roosevelt.-The theory and practice of Woodrow Wilson.-Three typi cal Republican presidents.-The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.-The Presidemcy in world war II.-Summary and conclutions.

Includes bibliographical references.