High crimes and misdemeanors : a history of impeachment for the age of Trump / Frank O. Bowman III.
2019
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Title
High crimes and misdemeanors : a history of impeachment for the age of Trump / Frank O. Bowman III.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 465 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Formatted Contents Note
How to interpret the constitution's impeachment clauses
British impeachments (1376-1787)
American impeachments before 1787
The founders' impeachment
Impeaching legislators & lesser executive branch officials
Impeachment of judges
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The fall of President Richard Nixon
The strange case of William Jefferson Clinton
The scope of impeachable presidential conduct : general principles
Impeachment for obstruction of justice
Impeachment for abuse of the pardon power
Impeachment for lying
Impeachment for corruption : schemes of peculation, the emoluments clauses, and the avaricious president
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment as an alternative to impeachment
Impeaching Donald Trump.
British impeachments (1376-1787)
American impeachments before 1787
The founders' impeachment
Impeaching legislators & lesser executive branch officials
Impeachment of judges
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The fall of President Richard Nixon
The strange case of William Jefferson Clinton
The scope of impeachable presidential conduct : general principles
Impeachment for obstruction of justice
Impeachment for abuse of the pardon power
Impeachment for lying
Impeachment for corruption : schemes of peculation, the emoluments clauses, and the avaricious president
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment as an alternative to impeachment
Impeaching Donald Trump.
Summary
For the third time in forty-five years, America is talking about impeaching a president, but the impeachment provisions of the American constitution are widely misunderstood. In High Crimes and Misdemeanors, constitutional scholar Frank O. Bowman, III offers unprecedented clarity to the question of impeachment, tracing its roots to medieval England through its adoption in the Constitution and 250 years of American experience. By examining the human and political history of those who have faced impeachment, Bowman demonstrates that the Framers intended impeachment to be a flexible tool, adaptable to the needs of any age. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book combines a deep historical and constitutional analysis of the impeachment clauses, a coherent theory of when impeachment should be used to protect constitutional order against presidential misconduct, and a comprehensive presentation of the case for and against impeachment of President Trump. It is an indispensable work for the present moment.
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Language
English
ISBN
9781108646239 (ebook)
9781108481052 (hardback)
9781108703765 (paperback)
9781108481052 (hardback)
9781108703765 (paperback)
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