1. Introduction; 2. Watchmen in the Night?; 3. How Americans View Presidential Power; 4. Support for the Rule of Law and Attitudes toward Power; 5. Presidential Approval and Attitudes toward Power; 6. Public Cost of Unilateral Action; 7. Public Assessments of Presidential Power from the Past; 8. Attitudes toward Executive Power in a Comparative Context; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.