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While Dangers Gather : Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers /

Nearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Howell, William G.
Otros Autores: Pevehouse, Jon C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Possibilities of congressional influence
  • Conditions that abet congressional influence
  • Trends in military deployments
  • Responding to "opportunities" to use military force / with Douglas L. Kriner
  • Studies in domestic politics and the use of force
  • Congress and the media / with Douglas L. Kriner
  • The media and public opinion
  • Conclusion.