Presidential constitutionalism in perilous times

From the Constitution's adoption, presidents, Congress, judges, scholars, the press, and the public have debated the appropriate scope of presidential power during a crisis, especially when presidents see bending or breaking the rules as necessary to protect the country from serious, even irrep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matheson, Scott M., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Temas:
United States. > Constitution.
Constitution (United States)
Executive power > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > History.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
Executive power
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Presidential power and constitutionalism
  • Constitutionalism and executive power
  • Dynamic variables in emergency constitutionalism
  • Emergencies and constitutional perspectives
  • Presidents and constitutionalism
  • Abraham Lincoln : "popular demand and public necessity"
  • Woodrow Wilson : "if there should be disloyalty, it will be dealt with with a firm hand of stern repression"
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt : "every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage"
  • Harry S. Truman : "within the aggregate of his constitutional powers"
  • George W. Bush and constitutionalism
  • Torture
  • Surveillance
  • Detention.

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