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Author : Vincent Davis
Release : 1980
Genre : Presidents
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Book Synopsis The Post-imperial Presidency by : Vincent Davis
Download or read book The Post-imperial Presidency written by Vincent Davis. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of articles taken from Society magazine.
Author : Arthur Meier Schlesinger
Release : 2004
Genre : Executive power
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Book Synopsis The Imperial Presidency by : Arthur Meier Schlesinger
Download or read book The Imperial Presidency written by Arthur Meier Schlesinger. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Andrew Rudalevige
Release : 2008-12-15
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis The New Imperial Presidency by : Andrew Rudalevige
Download or read book The New Imperial Presidency written by Andrew Rudalevige. This book was released on 2008-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has the imperial presidency returned? "Well written and, while indispensable for college courses, should appeal beyond academic audiences to anyone interested in how well we govern ourselves. . . . I cannot help regarding it as a grand sequel for my own The Imperial Presidency." ---Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Has the imperial presidency returned? This question has been on the minds of many contemporary political observers, as recent American administrations have aimed to consolidate power. In The New Imperial Presidency, Andrew Rudalevige suggests that the congressional framework meant to advise and constrain presidential conduct since Watergate has slowly eroded. Rudalevige describes the evolution of executive power in our separated system of governance. He discusses the abuse of power that prompted what he calls the "resurgence regime" against the imperial presidency and inquires as to how and why---over the three decades that followed Watergate---presidents have regained their standing. Chief executives have always sought to interpret constitutional powers broadly. The ambitious president can choose from an array of strategies for pushing against congressional authority; finding scant resistance, he will attempt to expand executive control. Rudalevige's important and timely work reminds us that the freedoms secured by our system of checks and balances do not proceed automatically but depend on the exertions of public servants and the citizens they serve. His story confirms the importance of the "living Constitution," a tradition of historical experiences overlaying the text of the Constitution itself.
Author : Vincent Davis
Release : 1980
Genre : Presidents
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Book Rating : 635/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Post-imperial Presidency by : Vincent Davis
Download or read book The Post-imperial Presidency written by Vincent Davis. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David J. Barron
Release : 2016-10-04
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 976/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Waging War by : David J. Barron
Download or read book Waging War written by David J. Barron. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Vivid…Barron has given us a rich and detailed history.” —The New York Times Book Review “Ambitious...a deep history and a thoughtful inquiry into how the constitutional system of checks and balances has functioned when it comes to waging war and making peace.” —The Washington Post A timely account of a raging debate: The history of the ongoing struggle between the presidents and Congress over who has the power to declare and wage war. The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. In Waging War, David J. Barron opens with an account of George Washington and the Continental Congress over Washington’s plan to burn New York City before the British invasion. Congress ordered him not to, and he obeyed. Barron takes us through all the wars that followed: 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American war, World Wars One and Two, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and now, most spectacularly, the War on Terror. Congress has criticized George W. Bush for being too aggressive and Barack Obama for not being aggressive enough, but it avoids a vote on the matter. By recounting how our presidents have declared and waged wars, Barron shows that these executives have had to get their way without openly defying Congress. Waging War shows us our country’s revered and colorful presidents at their most trying times—Washington, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Johnson, both Bushes, and Obama. Their wars have made heroes of some and victims of others, but most have proved adept at getting their way over reluctant or hostile Congresses. The next president will face this challenge immediately—and the Constitution and its fragile system of checks and balances will once again be at the forefront of the national debate.
