The unitary executive : presidential power from Washington to Bush / Steven G. Calabresi and Christopher S. Yoo.
2008
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The unitary executive : presidential power from Washington to Bush / Steven G. Calabresi and Christopher S. Yoo.
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New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, [2008]
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©2008
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1 online resource (xiii, 544 pages)
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University Press Scholarship Online.
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This is a detailed historical and legal examination of presidential power and the theory of the unitary executive. This theory, that the American Constitution gives the president the power to remove and control all policy-making subordinates in the executive branch, has been the subject of heated debate since the Reagan years.
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This is a detailed historical and legal examination of presidential power and the theory of the unitary executive. This theory, that the American Constitution gives the president the power to remove and control all policy-making subordinates in the executive branch, has been the subject of heated debate since the Reagan years.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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9780300145380 ebook
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