The presidency and the challenge of democracy
The rise of presidential power poses a significant threat to America's democratic values. As the presidency apparently eclipses Congress, the courts in power, and public/media attention, the balance of powers has tilted. In this accessible book, leading scholars explore the reasons for and impl...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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The evolving American Presidency |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230600744 |
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The rise of presidential power poses a significant threat to America's democratic values. As the presidency apparently eclipses Congress, the courts in power, and public/media attention, the balance of powers has tilted. In this accessible book, leading scholars explore the reasons for and implications of the rising power of the presidency. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2006. |
Carrier Form: | 224 p. |
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9781403974228 9780230600744 : 0230600743 : |
CLC: | D771.20 |
Contents: | Introduction: Is the Presidency Dangerous to Democracy? - Michael A. Genovese * From Presidential Wars to American Hegemony: The Constitution after 9/11 - Louis Fisher * Guarding the Parchment Barrier: The Attorney General and Presidential Power in Wartime - Nancy V. Baker * The Constitutional Checks and Balances that Neither Check nor Balance - Nancy Kassop * The Commander-in-Chief Power and Constitutional Invention in the Bush Administration - Robert J. Spitzer * The President over the Public: The Plebiscitary Presidency at Center Stage - Lori Cox Han * From Multilateralism to Unilateralism: Evaluating U.S. Policy Making in the United Nations, Gulf Wars I and II - Meena Bose * The President as King: The Usurpation of War and Foreign Affairs Powers in the Modern Age - David Gray Adler * Conclusion: The American Presidency in the Post-9/11 World - Thomas E. Cronin. |