Presidential Leadership and the Trump Presidency, 1st ed. 2020
Executive Power and Democratic Government
The Evolving American Presidency Series

Coordinators: Lamb Charles M., Neiheisel Jacob R.

Language: English

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This title brings together seven presidential politics scholars to address the Trump presidency and the current functioning of American democracy based on recent provocative research. These studies focus on several important topics, including presidential leadership theory and the Trump presidency, examining its mistruths, analyzing its record in the lower federal courts, probing its use of the pardon power, debating whether it requires an entirely new United States constitution to prevent future authoritarian threats, and assessing Trump's contribution to presidential power research. Taken together, these chapters represent a snapshot view of the early Trump presidency and its implications for US politics moving forward.
​1 On Studying the Trump Presidency
2 The Lies of Donald Trump: A Taxonomy
3 Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Policies: The Risks of Executive Branch Lawmaking That Fails to “Take Care”
4 President Donald J. Trump and the Clemency Power: Is Claiming “Unfair” Treatment for Pardon Recipients the New “Fake News”?
5 How to Keep the Republic (Before It’s Too Late): Why a New Constitution Is Necessary to Strengthen Liberal Democracy in the United States
6 Conclusion: The Five Rules of Trump
7 Epilogue: Donald Trump’s Contribution to Research on Presidential Power

Charles M. Lamb is Research Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA.

Jacob R. Neiheisel is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA.


Demonstrates how the Trump presidency differs from any preceding administration

Explores the authoritarian themes that have emerged under Trump's leadership and how to counter them

Addresses the concept of presidential lies and how it has characterized much of Trump's rhetoric