Madison's nightmare : how executive power threatens American democracy /

The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a near-thirty-ye...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shane, Peter M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Temas:
2000-2099
Executive power > United States > History.
Separation of powers > United States > History.
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Séparation des pouvoirs > États-Unis > Histoire.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Executive power.
Politics and government.
Representative government and representation.
Separation of powers.
Repräsentation > Politik
Vollziehende Gewalt
Gewaltenteilung
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
United States.
USA
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Madison's nightmare: how the federal government became unchecked and unbalanced
  • Checks and balances in law and history
  • Iraq and the (unlearned) lessons of Vietnam: presidentialism and the pathologies of unilateral policy making
  • Presidentialism, national security, and the breakdown of government lawyering
  • Form over accountability: executive privilege, signing statements, and the illusion of law
  • The president's personal bureaucracy: administrative accountability and the unitary Executive
  • Recovering the Madisonian dream: visions of democracy, steps to reform.

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