The presidential pardon power /

Looks at the history of presidential pardons, describing the framers' vision of the power and its uses, and misuses, over the years.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Crouch, Jeffrey
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2009.
Subjects:
Pardon > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis.
Executive power.
Pardon.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The pardon power and the Constitution
  • Executive and legislative clemency power
  • Clemency before Watergate
  • Watergate, Ford, and the Nixon pardon
  • Special counsel investigations, pre- and post-Watergate
  • Three recent presidents and abuse of the pardon power.

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