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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812125503321

Titolo

The presidency and the challenge of democracy / / edited by Michael A. Genovese and Lori Cox Han

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36075-9

9786611360757

0-230-60074-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

The evolving American presidency series

Altri autori (Persone)

GenoveseMichael A

HanLori Cox

Disciplina

352.230973

Soggetti

Executive power - United States

Democracy - United States

Constitutional history - United States

United States Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- One: Is the Presidency Dangerous to Democracy? -- Two: From Presidential Wars to American Hegemony: The Constitution After 9/11 -- Three: Guarding the Parchment Barrier: The Attorney General and Presidential Power in Wartime -- Four: The Constitutional Checks and Balances that Neither Check Nor Balance -- Five: The Commander in Chief Power and Constitutional Invention in the Bush Administration -- Six: The President Over the Public: The Plebiscitary Presidency at Center Stage -- Seven: Who Makes U.S. Foreign Policy? Presidential Leadership in Gulf Wars I and II -- Eight: The President as King: The Usurpation of War and Foreign Affairs Powers in the Modern Age -- Nine: Conclusion: The American Presidency in a Post 9/11 World -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

The rise of presidential power poses a significant threat to America's democratic values. As the presidency apparently eclipses Congress, the courts in power, and public/media attention, the balance of powers has



tilted. In this accessible book, leading scholars explore the reasons for and implications of the rising power of the presidency.