02791nam 2200589 450 991046395290332120200520144314.00-7391-8885-2(CKB)2670000000544771(EBL)1636024(SSID)ssj0001131838(PQKBManifestationID)12519953(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131838(PQKBWorkID)11144656(PQKB)10633173(MiAaPQ)EBC1636024(Au-PeEL)EBL1636024(CaPaEBR)ebr10852583(CaONFJC)MIL584941(OCoLC)874029535(EXLCZ)99267000000054477120140410h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe cavalier presidency executive power and prerogative in times of crisis /Justin P. DePlatoLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©20141 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-3619-0 0-7391-8884-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ConclusionAfterwordReferences; Index; About the AuthorIn 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. War and emergency powersUnited StatesExecutive powerUnited StatesElectronic books.War and emergency powersExecutive power352.23/50973DePlato Justin P.910620MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463952903321The cavalier presidency2038099UNINA