The presidency and the Constitution : cases and controversies

The presidency and the Constitution : cases and controversies / Michael A. Genovese and Robert J. Spitzer.

This comprehensive case law book examines the evolution of judicial interpretation of the scope and limitations of presidential power. From interbranch struggles for power, to presidential selection, to campaign financing, to war powers, hardly an issue arises for the modern presidency that does not...

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Main Author: Genovese, Michael A.
Other Authors: Spitzer, Robert J., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Executive power > United States > Cases.
Constitutional law > United States > Cases.
Constitutional & administrative law.
Constitution: government & the state.
Political leaders & leadership.
Central government.
Courts & procedure.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Law.
Constitutional law
Executive power
United States
Trials, litigation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Creation of the Presidency in the Constitutional System
  • Presidential-Court Clashes: The Cases of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton
  • Separation of Powers
  • Selection/Election
  • Administrative Powers
  • Executive Privilege
  • Congress
  • Domestic Policy
  • Budgeting/Economy
  • Foreign Policy Powers
  • The War Power and Commander-in-Chief
  • Conclusion.

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