POLI-3105 American Presidency

Required Reading

Milkis and Nelson:

• Ch 6 - The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
• Ch 14 - George W. Bush and Unilateral Presidential Power

Nelson:  

• Ch 19 - The Presidency at War

Ellis:

• Ch 9 - Congress should be required to vote up or down on legislation proposed by the president (preparation for Discussion 2)
• Ch 10 - Presidents have usurped the war power that rightfully belongs to Congress (preparation for Discussion 1)

Supplemental/Optional Readings:

Abraham Lincoln:

• Letter to Albert G. Hodges (1864) re. use of powers in war
• The Gettysburg Address (1863)
• Second Inaugural Address (1865)

George H. W. Bush: Persian Gulf War Address (1991) - video (34:42) with transcript

George W. Bush:

• War on Terrorism Address (2001) - video (34:21) with transcript
• The Bush Doctrine (2002)
• Signing Statement for the Defense Supplemental Appropriations Act (2005)

United States Supreme Court Cases

• Ex Parte Milligan (1866)
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006)