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What does it take to get elected president of the United
States—"leader of the free world"? This book gives readers
insight into the major issues and events surrounding American
presidential elections across more than two centuries, from the
earliest years of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st
century. The race for the presidency encapsulates the broader
changes in American democratic culture. This book provides insight
into the major issues and events surrounding American presidential
elections across more than two centuries, from the earliest years
of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st century. Readers
will be able to see and understand how presidential campaigns have
evolved over time, and how and why the current state of campaigning
for president came into being.
From the Abscam investigation to Judge Susan Webber Wright, who
presided over the Paula Jones case, this ready-reference
encyclopedia provides 264 alphabetically organized entries on the
ethics controversies, political scandals, investigations, reforms,
and the people involved in them from the formation of the Republic
through the year 2000. Throughout American history, political
scandals and political reforms have helped to shape the nation's
political system. Extensive entries on the activities and players
in the Whitewater investigation, Watergate, impeachment proceedings
in history, and the ethics controversies in a number of
presidential administrations offer full coverage of the most
significant ethics controversies in American political history.
Entries on legislation, court cases, organizations, and terms and
concepts provide needed ready-reference material for student
research. More than 65 photographs enliven the text.
A significant number of entries are devoted to individuals
involved in ethics controversies that have taken place since World
War II. Each entry is cross-referenced to other entries on related
topics and each entry concludes with a short bibliography of
further reading. A timeline of significant dates in the history of
ethics controversies will aid the reader in placing ethics events
in historical context. This encyclopedia contains the most current
information on ethics controversies in government and will be
valuable for student research.
The two decades since the Watergate scandal have seen an
unprecedented focus on ethics in government. The public integrity
scandals of the Clinton administration have, once again, focused
national attention on ethics in Washington. This work addresses
this very topical subject and the authors come to some unusual
conclusions. Tracing the origins of the modern public integrity war
back to the very birth of the nation, the authors explain how
conservatives and progressives have used allegations of unethical
conduct in an effort to persuade the American public to accept
their respective visions for American society. A cynical public,
anesthetized to the distinction between actual wrongdoing and
partisan attack, follows ideology and self-interest rather than
character, allowing politicians to get away with even the most
egregious conduct.
This book presents an overview of the political occurrences that
have affected the regulation of conflict of interest in government.
Exploring the far-reaching consequences of the conduct and
misconduct of past administrations, this provocative study traces
the development of standards-of-conduct regulations and the
implementation of regulatory laws, beginning with the Truman
presidency, followed by the Eisenhower years, the New Frontier, the
Ethical Nightmare of the Nixon administration, Carter and Ethics
Reform, and Ronald Reagan.
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Robert North
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What does it take to get elected president of the United
States—"leader of the free world"? This book gives readers
insight into the major issues and events surrounding American
presidential elections across more than two centuries, from the
earliest years of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st
century. The race for the presidency encapsulates the broader
changes in American democratic culture. This book provides insight
into the major issues and events surrounding American presidential
elections across more than two centuries, from the earliest years
of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st century. Readers
will be able to see and understand how presidential campaigns have
evolved over time, and how and why the current state of campaigning
for president came into being.
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