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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard J Ellis |
ISBN: | 0847694984 9780847694983 0847694992 9780847694990 |
OCLC Number: | 246114590 |
Description: | XV, 313 Seiten |
Contents: | Chapter 1 Introduction: Prelude to the Presidency Part 2 Part I: Constituting the Executive Chapter 3 One President or Many? Chapter 4 An Executive Council? Part 5 Part II: Selecting the President Chapter 6 The Long and Tortuous Debate Chapter 7 Term of Office and Reeligibility Chapter 8 The Electoral College Part 9 Part III: Empowering the President Chapter 10 To Veto or Not to Veto Chapter 11 War and Peace Chapter 12 The Power of Appointment Chapter 13 Pardon Power Part 14 Part IV: Removing the President Chapter 15 Impeachment Part 16 Debating Presidential Power Chapter 17 Goldilocks and the Three Branches: A President Too Strong, Too Weak, or Just Right? |
Responsibility: | ed. by Richard J. Ellis |
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The author has done an excellent job of conveying the fact that there was a real debate over the presidency specifically and the Constitution in general in which reasonable arguments could be found on both sides. Few texts accomplish this feat. -- Andrew Busch, University of Denver Absolutely first rate-Richard Ellis is a superb writer and a thorough and original scholar. Founding the American Presidency is well conceived and well executed, perfect for any course on the presidency. -- Michael Nelson, Rhodes College Read more...
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