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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463952903321

Autore

DePlato Justin P.

Titolo

The cavalier presidency : executive power and prerogative in times of crisis / / Justin P. DePlato

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8885-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

352.23/50973

Soggetti

War and emergency powers - United States

Executive power - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Theory of Executive Emergency Power; 2 American Perspective on Executive Emergency Powers; 3 George Washington's and Thomas Jefferson's Interpretations and Applications of Executive Emergency Power; 4 Presidents James Madison's and Andrew Jackson's Interpretations and Applications of Executive Emergency Power; 5 President Lincoln's Interpretation and Application of Executive Emergency Power; 6 George W. Bush's Interpretation and Application of Executive Emergency Power following the Attacks of September 11, 2001; 7 Conclusion

AfterwordReferences; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In The Cavalier Presidency, Justin P. DePlato argues that executive emergency power undermines the normal processes of democratic republicanism and harms the rule of law. DePlato analyzes the theory of executive emergency power across a wide breadth of philosophical history and reviews seven U.S. presidencies, concluding that presidents are becoming increasingly reckless when determining and using power during crisis.