Constitutional cliffhangers : a legal guide for presidents and their enemies /

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"The United States Constitution contains some potentially fatal weaknesses surrounding presidential selection, replacement, or punishment that could lead to constitutional controversies. In this compelling and fascinating book, Brian C. Kalt envisions six such controversies, ranging from the cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kalt, Brian C., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Presidents > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LAW > Constitutional.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
LAW > Public.
Presidents > Legal status, laws, etc.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Constitutional & administrative law: general.
Law.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prosecuting a president
  • The presidential self-pardon controversy
  • Removing a "disabled" president
  • The line of succession controversy
  • Impeaching an ex-president
  • The third-term controversy
  • Getting out of trouble.

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