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Constitutional Dysfunction on Trial : Congressional Lawsuits and the Separation of Powers /

"Farrier argues that U.S. political dysfunction is attributable to a permanent imbalance of power among the branches of government that transcends party alignments and political moods. She looks at a class of extra-legislative actions that challenges this imbalance and aims to restore proper fu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Farrier, Jasmine, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Systemic Constitutional Dysfunction
  • Part 1. WAR POWERS
  • 1. War Is Justiciable, Until It Isn't
  • 2. Suing to Save the War Powers Resolution
  • Part 2. LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES
  • 3. Legislative Processes Are Constitutional Questions
  • 4. Courts Cannot Unknot Congress
  • Part 3. MORE EXECUTIVE UNILATERALISM
  • 5. Silence Is Consent for the Modern Presidency
  • 6. So Sue Him
  • Conclusion: Lawful but Awful
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index