| Description |
xiii, 544 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 511-515) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. An introduction to the debate over the unitary executive. The oldest debate in constitutional law and why it still matters today ; The modern debate ; Why presidential views of the scope of presidential power matter ; The preratification origins of the unitary executive debate and the decision of 1789 -- Pt. II. The unitary executive during the early years of the republic, 1787-1837. George Washington ; John Adams ; Thomas Jefferson ; James Madison ; James Monroe ; John Quincy Adams ; Andrew Jackson ; Case study I: Jackson's battle with the bank and the removal of Treasury Secretary Duane -- Pt. III. The unitary executive during the Jacksonian period, 1837-1861. Martin Van Buren ; William Henry Harrison ; John Tyler ; James K. Polk ; Zachary Taylor ; Millard Fillmore ; Franklin Pierce ; James Buchanan -- Pt. IV. The unitary executive during the Civil War, 1861-1869. Abraham Lincoln ; Andrew Johnson ; Case study II: The tenure of Office Act and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson -- |
| Subject |
Executive power -- United States -- History.
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Executive power. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Presidents -- United States -- History.
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Presidents. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| Added Author |
Yoo, Christopher S.
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| ISBN |
9780300121261 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300121261 cloth alkaline paper |
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