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Checking Presidential Power
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Author : Valeria Palanza
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-17
Checking Presidential Power written by Valeria Palanza and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-17 with Law categories.
Provides the first comparative look into executive decree authority. It explains why presidents issue decrees and why checks and balances sometimes fail.
Investigating The President
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Author : Douglas L. Kriner
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Investigating The President written by Douglas L. Kriner and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Political Science categories.
Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to counter presidential aggrandizement. By shining a light on alleged executive wrongdoing, investigations can exert significant pressure on the president and materially affect policy outcomes. Douglas Kriner and Eric Schickler construct the most comprehensive overview of congressional investigative oversight to date, analyzing nearly thirteen thousand days of hearings, spanning more than a century, from 1898 through 2014. The authors examine the forces driving investigative power over time and across chambers, identify how hearings might influence the president's strategic calculations through the erosion of the president’s public approval rating, and uncover the pathways through which investigations have shaped public policy. Put simply, by bringing significant political pressure to bear on the president, investigations often afford Congress a blunt, but effective check on presidential power—without the need to worry about veto threats or other hurdles such as Senate filibusters. In an era of intense partisan polarization and institutional dysfunction, Investigating the President delves into the dynamics of congressional investigations and how Congress leverages this tool to counterbalance presidential power.
Unchecked And Unbalanced
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Author : Schwarz O.
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2011-05-10
Unchecked And Unbalanced written by Schwarz O. and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-10 with Political Science categories.
Thirty years after the Church Committee unearthed COINTELPRO and other instances of illicit executive behavior on the domestic and international fronts, the Bush administration has elevated the flaws identified by the committee into first principles of government. Through a constellation of non-public laws and opaque, unaccountable institutions, the current administration has created a “secret presidency” run by classified presidential decisions and orders about national security. A hyperactive Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice is intent on eliminating checks on presidential power and testing that power’s limits. Decisions are routinely executed at senior levels within the civilian administration without input from Congress or the federal courts, let alone our international allies. Secret NSA spying at home is the most recent of these. Harsh treatment of detainees, “extraordinary renditions,” secret foreign prisons, and the newly minted enemy combatant designation have also undermined our values. The resulting policies have harmed counterterrorism efforts and produced few tangible results. With a partisan Congress predictably reluctant to censure a politically aligned president, it is all the more important for citizens themselves to demand disclosure, oversight, and restraint of sweeping claims of executive power. This book is the first step.
No Blank Check
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Author : Andrew Reeves
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-09-22
No Blank Check written by Andrew Reeves and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-22 with Political Science categories.
Concerns about unaccountable executive power have featured recurrently in political debates from the American founding to today. For many, presidents' use of unilateral power threatens American democracy. No Blank Check advances a new perspective: Instead of finding Americans apathetic towards how presidents exercise power, it shows the public is deeply concerned with core democratic values. Drawing on data from original surveys, innovative experiments, historical polls, and contexts outside the United States, the book highlights Americans' skepticism towards presidential power. This skepticism results in a public that punishes unilaterally minded presidents and the policies they pursue. By departing from existing theories of presidential power which acknowledge only institutional constraints, this timely and revealing book demonstrates the public's capacity to tame the unilateral impulses of even the most ambitious presidents. Ultimately, when it comes to exercising power, the public does not hand the president a blank check.
Checks In The Balance
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Author : Alexander Bolton
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Checks In The Balance written by Alexander Bolton and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with Political Science categories.
How access to resources and policymaking powers determines the balance of power between the legislative and executive branches The specter of unbridled executive power looms large in the American political imagination. Are checks and balances enough to constrain ambitious executives? Checks in the Balance presents a new theory of separation of powers that brings legislative capacity to the fore, explaining why Congress and state legislatures must possess both the opportunities and the means to constrain presidents and governors—and why, without these tools, executive power will prevail. Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower reveal how legislative capacity—which they conceive of as the combination of a legislature’s resources and policymaking powers—is the key to preventing the accumulation of power in the hands of an encroaching executive. They show how low-capacity legislatures face difficulties checking the executive through mechanisms such as discretion and oversight, and how presidents and governors unilaterally bypass such legislative adversaries to impose their will. When legislative capacity is high, however, the legislative branch can effectively stifle executives. Bolton and Thrower draw on a wealth of historical evidence on congressional capacity, oversight, discretion, and presidential unilateralism. They also examine thousands of gubernatorial executive orders, demonstrating how varying capacity in the states affects governors’ power. Checks in the Balance affirms the centrality of legislatures in tempering executive power—and sheds vital new light on how and why they fail.
While Dangers Gather
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Author : William G. Howell
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-27
While Dangers Gather written by William G. Howell and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-27 with Political Science categories.
Nearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a resounding "no." In While Dangers Gather, William Howell and Jon Pevehouse reach a very different conclusion. The authors--one an American politics scholar, the other an international relations scholar--provide the most comprehensive and compelling evidence to date on Congress's influence on presidential war powers. Their findings have profound implications for contemporary debates about war, presidential power, and Congress's constitutional obligations. While devoting special attention to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, this book systematically analyzes the last half-century of U.S. military policy. Among its conclusions: Presidents are systematically less likely to exercise military force when their partisan opponents retain control of Congress. The partisan composition of Congress, however, matters most for proposed deployments that are larger in size and directed at less strategically important locales. Moreover, congressional influence is often achieved not through bold legislative action but through public posturing--engaging the media, raising public concerns, and stirring domestic and international doubt about the United States' resolve to see a fight through to the end.
Checks And Balances
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Author : Kathiann M. Kowalski
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Checks And Balances written by Kathiann M. Kowalski and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What are checks and balances? They are limits that keep different parts of government from having too much power. But just what are these limits? And how do they help our government run more smoothly? Read this book to find out.
Presidential Power
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Author : Richard E. Neustadt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Presidential Power written by Richard E. Neustadt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
The Limits Of Presidential Power
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Author : Lisa Manheim
language : en
Publisher: Manheim & Watts, LLC
Release Date : 2018-01-10
The Limits Of Presidential Power written by Lisa Manheim and has been published by Manheim & Watts, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-10 with Executive power categories.
This one-of-a-kind guide provides a crash course in the laws governing the President of the United States. In an engaging and accessible style, two law professors explain the principles that inform everything from President Washington's disagreements with Congress to President Trump's struggles with the courts, and more. Timely and to the point, this guide provides the essential information every informed civic participant needs to know about the laws that govern the president-and what those laws mean for those who want to make their voices heard.
Presidential Power
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Author : Richard E. Neustadt
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1976
Presidential Power written by Richard E. Neustadt and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Executive power categories.