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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961617903321

Titolo

The Presidency and the Challenge of Democracy / / edited by M. Genovese, L. Han

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

9786611360757

9781281360755

1281360759

9780230600744

0230600743

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

The Evolving American Presidency, , 2945-6169

Altri autori (Persone)

GenoveseMichael A

HanLori Cox

Disciplina

352.230973

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

International relations

Political science

European Politics

International Relations

Political Science

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



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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.