1st Edition
The Presidency in the Constitutional Order An Historical Examination
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
383 Pages
by
Routledge
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This classic collection of studies, first published in 1980, contributes to the revival of interest in the powers and duties of the American presidency. Unlike many previous books on the constitution and the president, the contributors to this volume are political scientists, not law professors. Accordingly, they display political scientists' concern with structures as well as power, with... Read more
PART ONE: Foundations; I: The Constitution, Politics, and the Presidency; II: The Madisonian Presidency; III: Hamilton’s Administrative Republic and the American Presidency; PART TWO: Contemporary Issues; IV: The War Powers Resolution and the War Powers; V: Executive Privilege: Presidential Power to Withhold Information from Congress; VI: The Congressional Veto and the Constitutional Separation of Powers 1; VII: Presidential Selection; VIII: On Presidential Character; IX: The Ambivalence of Executive Power
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Joseph M. Bessette, Jeffrey Tulis
