Bad for democracy : how the Presidency undermines the power of the people /

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Throughout our history, Americans have been simultaneously inspired and seduced by the American presidency and concerned about the misuse of presidential power-from the time of Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR to Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush-as a grave threat to the United States. In Bad for Democracy,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Dana D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Executive power > United States.
Presidents > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis.
Présidents > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > National.
Democracy
Executive power
Presidents
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the people v. presidentialism
  • How the president becomes a superhero
  • Voting and the incredibly shrinking citizen
  • Presidential war powers and politics as war
  • Going corporate with the unitary executive
  • Conclusion : reclaiming democratic power for ourselves.

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