The Imperial Presidency and the Constitution

The Imperial Presidency and the Constitution

Time and again, in recent years, the charge has been made that sitting presidents have behaved â€œimperially,â€ employing authorities that break the bounds of law and the Constitution. It is now an epithet used to describe presidencies of both parties. The Imperial Presidency and the Constitution examines this critical issue from a variety of perspectives: analyzing the presidentâ€™s role in the administrative state, as commander-in-chief, as occupant of the modern â€œBully Pulpit,â€ and, in separate essays, addressing recent presidentsâ€™ relationship with Congress and the Supreme Court. The volume also deepens the discussion by taking a look back at Abraham Lincolnâ€™s expansive use of executive power during the Civil War where the tension between law and necessity were at their most extreme, calling into question the â€œrule of lawâ€ itself. The volume concludes with an examination of how the Constitutionâ€™s provision of both â€œpowers and dutiesâ€ for the president can provide a roadmap for assessing the propriety of executive behavior.

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781538101025
ISBN	1538101025
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	184
PublicationDate	2017-02-06
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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