Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution /
"Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective. Explores the evolution of Anglo-American thinking about executive power and individual rights. Documents how the current administration has undermined the separat...
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
c2008
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| 100 | 1 | |a Pfiffner, James P | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Power play : |b the Bush presidency and the Constitution / |c James P. Pfiffner |
| 260 | |a Washington, D.C. : |b Brookings Institution Press, |c c2008 | ||
| 300 | |a xiv, 299 p. ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-288) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A government of laws or men? -- The nature of executive power -- Creating individual rights and an independent legislature -- The American Constitution -- The power to imprison : habeas corpus -- The power to torture -- The power to surveil -- The power to ignore the law : signing statements -- Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law | |
| 520 | |a "Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective. Explores the evolution of Anglo-American thinking about executive power and individual rights. Documents how the current administration has undermined the separation of powers and shows how these practices have imperiled the rule of law"--Provided by publisher | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bush, George W. |q (George Walker), |d 1946- |
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a United States. |t Constitution |
| 650 | 0 | |a Executive power |z United States |x History |y 21st century | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Presidents |z United States |x History |y 21st century | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Politics and government |y 2001- | |
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