Presidential constitutionalism in perilous times / Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description
235 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Presidential power and constitutionalism Constitutionalism and executive power Dynamic variables in emergency constitutionalism Emergencies and constitutional perspectives Presidents and constitutionalism Abraham Lincoln : "popular demand and public necessity" Woodrow Wilson : "if there should be disloyalty, it will be dealt with a firm hand of stern repression" Franklin Delano Roosevelt : "every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage" Harry S. Truman : "within the aggregate of his constitutional powers" George W. Bush and constitutionalism Torture Surveillance Detention.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-226) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF5050 .M38 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780674031616 alkaline paper 067403161X alkaline paper
