Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times

Scott M. Matheson, Jr.

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$60.50 • £48.95 • €54.50

ISBN 9780674031616

Publication Date: 02/16/2009

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248 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Introduction
1. Presidential Power and Constitutionalism
- Constitutionalism and Executive Power
- Dynamic Variables in Emergency Constitutionalism
- Emergencies and Constitutional Perspectives
2. Presidents and Constitutionalism
- President Lincoln: “Popular demand and public necessity”
- President Wilson: “if there should be disloyalty, it will be dealt with with a firm hand of stern repression”
- President Roosevelt: “every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage”
- President Truman: “Within the aggregate of his constitutional powers”
3. President Bush and Constitutionalism
- Torture
- Surveillance
- Detention
Conclusion: A Call for Executive Constitutionalism
- Presidential Power Claims and Constitutional Perspectives
- Executive Constitutionalism
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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