| Description |
1 online resource (262 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism
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SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Argues that impeachment may no longer be an effective check on overreach by American presidents. The Politics of Presidential Impeachment takes a distinctive and fresh look at the impeachment provision of the US Constitution. Instead of studying it from a legal-constitutional perspective, the authors use a social science approach incorporating extensive case studies and quantitative analysis. Focusing on four presidents who faced impeachment processes--Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton--they examine the conditions under which presidential impeachment is likely to occur and argue that partisanship and the evolving relationship between Congress and the president determine its effectiveness as an institutional constraint. They find that, in our contemporary political context, the propensity of Congress to utilize the impeachment tool is more likely, but given the state of heightened partisanship, impeachment is less likely to result in removal of a president. The authors conclude that impeachment is no longer a credible threat and thus no longer an effective tool in the arsenal of checks and balances. The book also offers a postscript that discusses the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump." -- Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Impeachment : safeguard or political weapon? -- Methods : analyzing presidential impeachment -- Impeachment of Andrew Johnson -- Impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon -- Ronald Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair -- Impeachment of Bill Clinton -- Conclusion: Politics of impeachment -- Postscript: Trump impeachment. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Impeachments -- United States.
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Impeachments. |
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United States. |
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Presidents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Presidents -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Presidents. |
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Constitutional law -- United States.
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Constitutional law. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Caress, Stanley Malcolm, author.
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Sanders, Robert M., author.
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Taratoor, Cole D., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Franklin, Daniel P. Politics of Presidential Impeachment. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2020 9781438480053 |
| ISBN |
9781438480053 (electronic book) |
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1438480059 |
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1438480032 |
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9781438480039 |
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