Take Up Your Pen : Unilateral Presidential Directives in American Politics /

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Graham G. Dodds explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives, the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders, and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dodds, Graham G.
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013
Series:UPCC book collections on Project Muse.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Executive Office of the President.
Proclamations > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Executive orders > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Graham G. Dodds explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives, the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders, and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy.
Item Description:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages): digital file.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-301) and index.
ISBN:9780812208153
Access:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

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