American Government and Politics Why the Presidency is Hard to Study
Discipline: Political science
Type of Paper: Article review
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)
Paper Format: Not applicable
Pages: 1
Words: 275
Question
Description
Read James David Barber’s Analysis of Presidential Character that is uploaded on Blackboard in the supplementary readings for Learning Module 5, then respond to the following question:
Why is the presidency so hard to study for scholars? What do you think about Barber and the study of presidential personality? Is it a reasonable approach? How much of a presidency is their personalities and how much of it is circumstance?
