Instructors: Sidney M. Milkis is James Hart Chair of politics at the University of Virginia. He is the author or co-author of Presidential Greatness, The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2002, The President and the Parties, and American Government: Balancing Rights and Democracy. Marc Landy is professor of political science at Boston College and is co-author of Presidential Greatness and American Government: Balancing Rights and Democracy.