Supreme Court expansion of presidential power : unconstitutional leanings /

Supreme Court expansion of presidential power : unconstitutional leanings /

"In the fourth of the Federalist Papers, published in 1787, John Jay warned of absolute monarchs who "will often make war when their nations are to get nothing by it." More than two centuries later, are single executives making unilateral decisions any more trustworthy? And have the c...

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Main Author: Fisher, Louis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court
Executive power > United States > History
Presidents > United States
Constitutional law > United States
Constitutional history > United States
Political questions and judicial power > United States
United States > Politics and government
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contemporary biases
  • Shaping constitutional principles, 1776-1870
  • Precedents from 1870 to 1935
  • From 1936 to World War II
  • World War II cases
  • After World War II and Korea
  • State secrets privilege
  • Eisenhower to Johnson
  • Nixon-Ford administrations
  • Legislative vetoes
  • The Reagan-Bush I years
  • Bill Clinton's presidency
  • George W. Bush
  • The Obama Administration
  • Conclusions

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