The Myth of Coequal Branches : Restoring the Constitution's Separation of Functions /

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"The idea that the three branches of U.S. government are equal in power is taught in classrooms, proclaimed by politicians, and referenced in the media. But, as David Siemers shows, that idea is a myth, neither intended by the Founders nor true in practice. Siemers explains how adherence to thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siemers, David J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Separation of powers.
Constitutional history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Separation des pouvoirs > États-Unis.
Constitutional history > United States.
Separation of powers > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the myth of equality
  • The public face of contemporary coequality
  • The founding generation and interbranch power
  • "The relative power of the ... branches has always ebbed and flowed"
  • The presidency and interbranch power
  • The judiciary: guardians of distinctive functions or guardians of coequal branches?
  • The "first branch" becomes coequal
  • "We the People" at a crossroads.

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