Above the Law? : The Evolution of Emergency Presidential Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edelson, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and emergency powers.

Executive power.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2026.

Summary:

In the current US political climate, the appropriate use of and constraints on emergency presidential power have become the topic of much heated debate. How did the framers of the Constitution intend to balance emergency powers with limits? How has this balance eroded over time? And why is Donald Trump's presidency so concerning for the future of liberal democracy in the United States?Addressing these questions and more, Chris Edelson traces the evolution of emergency executive authority in the US government from the eighteenth century to the second Trump administration.

Contents:

The evolution of emergency presidential power

What does the constitution tell us?

Statutory emergency presidential power : the failure to set meaningful limits

The role of congress : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

From Theodore Roosevelt to Harry S. Truman

Congressional deference becomes the norm

The post 9/11 presidency : claiming power without limit Chapter 8 Donald Trump's first term : overreach, underreach, and constitutional failure

Donald Trump's second term : toward American monarchy

A perfect storm

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ISBN:

979-88-96166-88-7

OCLC:

1577546867