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The executive unbound : after the Madisonian republic / Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Posner, Eric A., 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executive power--United States.
- Executive power.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Summary:
- Ever since Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. used "imperial presidency" as a book title, the term has become central to the debate about the balance of power in the U.S. government. Since the presidency of George W. Bush, when advocates of executive power such as Dick Cheney gained ascendancy, the argument has blazed hotter than ever. Many argue the Constitution itself is in grave danger. What is to be done?.
- Contents:
- The constitutional framework
- Constitutional change
- The statutory framework
- Constraints on the executive
- Global liberal legalism
- Tyrannophobia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612977251
- 0-19-025995-7
- 1-282-97725-3
- 0-19-983175-0
- 0-19-983046-0
- OCLC:
- 732282442
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