The Rise and Growth of American Politics: a sketch of constitutional developments by Henry Jones Ford.(Time Capsule: Reflections on the History of Political Science and APSA)(political scientist and former president of the American Political Science Association)

PS: Political Science & Politics, June, 1999 by Kumar, Martha Joynt

Political scientists and former American Political Science Assn Pres Henry Jones Ford chronicled the evolution of American politics in his book 'The Rise and Growth of American Politics.' The book was the first to examine in great detail the nature of party politics and its relation to governmental structure as well as the crucial role played by presidents in the shaping of national politics. Ford's interest in politics and government was rooted in his career as academic, government official and newsman.

"It is the rule of our politics that no vexed question is settled except by executive policy," noted Henry Jones Ford (1851-1925) in his 1898 work describing the state of national politics. "Whatever may be the feeling of Congress towards the President, it cannot avoid...

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