Mass pardons in America : rebellion, presidential amnesty, and reconciliation /

"Some US presidents face the dramatic challenge of organized domestic resistance, insurrection, and rebellion-challenges to the authority of the government itself. Amnesty in America examines how presidents have issued mass pardons and amnesties to reconcile with Americans who rebelled against...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dodds, Graham G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Pardon > United States > History.
Clemency > United States > History.
Amnesty > United States > History.
Executive power > United States.
Presidents > United States.
Government, Resistance to > United States > History.
Clémence > États-Unis > Histoire.
Amnistie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis.
Présidents > États-Unis.
Résistance au gouvernement > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
Amnesty
Clemency
Executive power
Government, Resistance to
Pardon
Presidents
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mass pardons in history, law, and politics
  • Pennsylvania insurrections in the late eighteenth century : George Washington and John Adams
  • Mormon resistance in the nineteenth century : James Buchanan, Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland
  • The Civil War : Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
  • Vietnam resisters : Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
  • Appendix: Other mass pardons and amnesties in the United States.

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