This volume brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detract from that power.

1. The American Governor: Power, Constraint, And Leadership; David P. Redlawsk PART I: GOVERNORS: POWER AND CONSTRAINT2. Public Perceptions Of America ' 's Executives: The President And Two Very Different Governors; David J. Andersen3. The Power Of Institutional Design: Governors, Vetoes, And Legislative Outcomes; Robert J. Mcgrath, Jon C. Rogowski, And Josh M. Ryan4. Gubernatorial Institutional Authority And Conflict: Executive-Judicial Relations In The United States; Gbemende Johnson5. What Causes State-Level Executive Scandals?; Brandon Rottinghaus 6. Voters And The Limits Of Gubernatorial Power: The Case Of Iowa; Christopher Larimer PART II: GOVERNORS AS POLICY AND IDEOLOGICAL LEADERS 7. New Jersey ' 's Modern Radical: Governor Woodrow Wilson And The Pragmatist Tradition In American Politics; Trygve Throntveit8. Leadership At The Twilight Of Progressivism: Mario Cuomo ' 's Defense Of Liberalism In Two Speeches In The Summer Of 1984; Saladin Ambar9. ' 'What Would Gandhi Do? ' ' Nikki Haley And South Carolina In American Politics, Black, White And Brown; Jason A. Kirk 10. Rally ' 'Round The Governor: The Response Of Voters To Gubernatorial Leadership In Times Of Crisis; Ashley Koning And David P. Redlawsk PART III: GOVERNORS IN POPULAR CULTURE11. The Music Governors Create And Inspire; John Weingart