The History Of The American Presidency Summary
“The History of the American Presidency” by John Bowman
Introduction
This is a review of the book “The History of the American Presidency” by John Bowman, published in 2005 by World Publications Group Inc. & JP, consisting of 200 pages. This book illustrates the evolution of America’s presidency since its inception. This review discusses the author’s main arguments and its strengths and weaknesses. It also discusses the credibility of the author and whether he was successful in attaining his purpose. Finally, my concluding view of the book will be provided.
Bowman’s American Presidency narrates the inception of the presidency that arose from the new Constitution and its significance in marking the autonomy of the Confederation. Bowman put a good case about how the office of the presidency has evolved over the years from the reserved role of the composers of the Constitution, to the upturn of a president-focused government during the early twentieth century. Bowman provides evidence indicating that the composers of the Constitution were cautious of creating an executive arm that would create a tyrant. He gives an example of how the …show more content…
I believe providing such detail would give the book more objectivity and the readers a chance to discover more about what they already know. This is the case even though I have gotten to know about the names of the presidents some of whom I keep forgetting. I believe the author has done a good job in showing how far the presidency has come and the fears of the framers, especially on the topic of the executive. Bowman illustrates this well by mentioning how wary the they were to a point of not giving details about the office of the president. The book divulges that the leaders then centered on creating a powerful congress and the president would only be given specific
Introduction
This is a review of the book “The History of the American Presidency” by John Bowman, published in 2005 by World Publications Group Inc. & JP, consisting of 200 pages. This book illustrates the evolution of America’s presidency since its inception. This review discusses the author’s main arguments and its strengths and weaknesses. It also discusses the credibility of the author and whether he was successful in attaining his purpose. Finally, my concluding view of the book will be provided.
Bowman’s American Presidency narrates the inception of the presidency that arose from the new Constitution and its significance in marking the autonomy of the Confederation. Bowman put a good case about how the office of the presidency has evolved over the years from the reserved role of the composers of the Constitution, to the upturn of a president-focused government during the early twentieth century. Bowman provides evidence indicating that the composers of the Constitution were cautious of creating an executive arm that would create a tyrant. He gives an example of how the …show more content…
I believe providing such detail would give the book more objectivity and the readers a chance to discover more about what they already know. This is the case even though I have gotten to know about the names of the presidents some of whom I keep forgetting. I believe the author has done a good job in showing how far the presidency has come and the fears of the framers, especially on the topic of the executive. Bowman illustrates this well by mentioning how wary the they were to a point of not giving details about the office of the president. The book divulges that the leaders then centered on creating a powerful congress and the president would only be given specific