Take up your pen : unilateral presidential directives in American politics /

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The author explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives, the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders, and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dodds, Graham G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
©2013
Colección:Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism.
Temas:
Executive orders > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > History.
Separation of powers > United States > History.
Décrets, arrêtés, etc. > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
Séparation des pouvoirs > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Executive Branch.
Executive orders
Executive power
Presidents
Separation of powers
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Unilateral directives and the presidency
  • The constitutional executive
  • Judicial sanction
  • Early unilateral presidential directives
  • Theodore Roosevelt and the rise of unilateral presidential directives
  • Unilateral Presidential directives from Roosevelt to Roosevelt : Taft through FDR
  • Unilateral Presidential directives from postwar era to the present day
  • Conclusions.

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