03506nam 2200733Ia 450 991081212550332120200520144314.01-281-36075-997866113607570-230-60074-310.1057/9780230600744(CKB)1000000000342535(SSID)ssj0000226652(PQKBManifestationID)11185248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226652(PQKBWorkID)10258820(PQKB)11028021(SSID)ssj0000519524(PQKBManifestationID)12178601(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000519524(PQKBWorkID)10508611(PQKB)11440414(DE-He213)978-0-230-60074-4(MiAaPQ)EBC308289(Au-PeEL)EBL308289(CaPaEBR)ebr10158084(CaONFJC)MIL136075(OCoLC)144618694(EXLCZ)99100000000034253520050928d2006 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrThe presidency and the challenge of democracy /edited by Michael A. Genovese and Lori Cox Han1st ed.Basingstoke ;New York Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (224 p.)The evolving American presidency seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4039-7423-3 1-4039-7422-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Evolving American presidency.Executive powerUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesConstitutional historyUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsExecutive powerDemocracyConstitutional history352.230973Genovese Michael A254439Han Lori Cox475581MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812125503321The Presidency and the Challenge of Democracy4085958UNINA