The unitary executive and the modern presidency / edited by Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher S. Kelley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barilleaux, Ryan J.

Kelley, Christopher S., 1964-

Series:

Presidency and leadership (Unnumbered)

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive power--United States.

Executive power.

Executive-legislative relations--United States.

Executive-legislative relations.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During his first term in office, Pres. George W. Bush made reference to the "unitary executive" ninety-five times, as part of signing statements, proclamations, and executive orders. Pres. Barack Obama's actions continue to make issues of executive power as timely as ever. Unitary executive theory stems from interpretation of the constitutional assertion that the president is vested with the "executive power" of the United States. In this groundbreaking collection of studies, eleven presidential scholars examine for the first time the origins, development, use, and future of this theory. " The Unitary Executive and the Modern Presidency" examines how the unitary executive theory became a recognized constitutional theory of presidential authority, how it has evolved, how it has been employed by presidents of both parties, and how its use has affected and been affected by U.S. politics. This book also examines the constitutional, political, and even psychological impact of the last thirty years of turmoil in the executive branch and the ways that controversy has altered both the exercise and the public's view of presidential power.

Contents:

Introduction: What is the unitary executive? / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher S. Kelley

pt. I. An overview of the unitary executive

The unitary executive: ideology versus the Constitution / Louis Fisher

Executive unilateralism in the Ford and Carter presidencies / Ryan J. Barilleaux and David Zellers

The unitary executive and review of agency rulemaking / Melanie Marlowe

The unitary executive and the Clinton administration / Christopher S. Kelley

pt. II. The unitary executive and the George W. Bush presidency

Foundations of the unitary executive of George W. Bush / Michael A. Genovese

The unitary executive and secrecy in the Bush presidency: the case of the Energy Task Force controversy / Mitchel A. Sollenberger and Mark J. Rozell

Warrantless surveillance and the warrantless presidency / Richard M. Pious

Aiding and abetting: Congressional complicity in the rise of the unitary executive / Bryan W. Marshall and Patrick J. Haney

pt. III. Conclusion

Going forward: the unitary executive, presidential power, and the twenty-first century presidency / Ryan J. Barilleaux and Christopher S. Kelley.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-60344-378-9

OCLC:

680622501