Constitutional conflicts between Congress and the President /

Constitutional conflicts between Congress and the President /

"Over three decades after its initial publication, Louis Fisher's durable classic remains at the head of its class--a book that Congressional Quarterly called "as close to being indispensable as anything published in this field." This newly revised sixth edition emphatically rein...

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Main Author: Fisher, Louis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2014]
Edition:6th ed, Rev
Subjects:
Separation of powers > United States
Executive power > United States
Legislative power > United States
Constitutional history > United States
Online Access:Cover image
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Table of Contents:
  • Constitutional Struggles
  • The Elements of Constitutionalism
  • The Doctrine of Separated Powers
  • Implied Powers
  • Inherent Powers
  • Custom and Acquiescence
  • Appointment Powers
  • Basic Principles
  • The Power to Nominate
  • Senate Advice and Consent
  • Recess Appointments
  • Temporary Appointments
  • Theory in a Crucible: The Removal Power
  • The "Decision of 1789"
  • Controversies from Jackson to Cleveland
  • Court Interpretations: 1789 to 1926
  • The Myers Case and Its Progeny
  • Independent Commissions
  • Disloyalty Dismissals and Procedural Safeguards
  • Removal Actions from Nixon to Bush I
  • Clinton's Travelgate
  • George W. Bush
  • Double Tor-Cause Removal
  • The Congressional Presence
  • Legislative Powers
  • Delegation
  • Judicial Checks on Delegated Power
  • Domain of Foreign Affairs
  • Nonstatutory Controls
  • Administrative Regulation
  • Vetoes: Presidential and Legislative
  • The Presidential Veto
  • Signing Statements
  • Pocket Vetoes
  • The Item Veto
  • The Legislative Veto
  • Chadha and Beyond
  • Power over Knowledge: Seeking and Withholding Information
  • Congressional Investigations
  • The Speech or Debate Clause
  • Presidential Immunity
  • Impeachment
  • Executive Privilege
  • The Power of the Purse
  • Constitutional Limitations
  • Presidential Responsibility for Estimates
  • Congressional Revision of Estimates
  • Impact of the 1974 Budget Act
  • Secret Spending
  • Combining Purse and Sword: The Iran-Contra Affair
  • Treaties and Executive Agreements
  • Treaties
  • The Role of the House
  • Treaty Termination
  • Treaty Reinterpretation
  • Executive Agreements
  • The War Power
  • Commander in Chief
  • Emergency and Prerogative Powers
  • Life-and-Property Actions
  • Delegated Emergency Powers
  • Contemporary War Powers
  • The War Powers Resolution
  • Military Initiatives from Ford to Clinton
  • Terrorist Attacks of 9/11
  • Obama's Use of Military Force
  • The Politics of Comity
  • Conclusions

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