VOLUME 38, NUMBER 2 - JUNE 2008
Articles
Presidential Policy Initiatives: How the Public Learns about State of the Union Proposals from the Mass Media - Jason Barabas
"An Informal and Limited Alliance": The President and the Supreme Court - Brett W. Curry, Richard L. Pacelle, Jr., and Bryan W. Marshall
The Last Word: Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements - Christopher S. Kelley and Bryan W. Marshall
Presidential Decision Making and Minority Nominations to the U.S. Courts of Appeals - Mitchell Killian
Substance versus Style: Distinguishing Presidential Job Performance from Favorability - Gregory E. McAvoy
Controversy
The Evolution of the Modern Rhetorical Presidency: A Critical Response - Chad Murphy
The Evolution of the Rhetorical Presidency and Getting Past the Traditional/Modern Divide - Ryan Lee Teten
Features
The Contemporary Presidency: Executive Privilege and the U.S. Attorneys Firings - Mark J. Rozell and Mitchel A. Sollenberger
The Law: Saving the Presidency from Lawyers - Robert J. Spitzer
Polls and Elections: The Ground War 2000-2004: Strategic Targeting in Grassroots Campaigns - Costas Panagopoulos and Peter W. Wielhouwer
Book Reviews
Scripted for Change: The Institutionalization of the American Presidency by Victoria A. Farrar-Myers - Raymond Tatalovich
The American Vice Presidency Reconsidered by Jody C. Baumgartner - Joseph A. Pika
The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror by Stephen Holmes - Yannis A. Stivachtis
