Michael Nelson is the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and a Senior Fellow of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. His recent books include: "The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776 2011, 6th Ed"., "The Presidency and the Political System, 9th Ed.", and "The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents, 1787-2010, 4th Ed", and "Debating Reform: Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System, 2nd Ed". More than fifty of his articles have been reprinted in anthologies of political science, history, music, and En...