Imperial Presidency and the Constitution (eBook)

Gary Schmitt is the co-director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at AEI and the director of AEI’s Program on American Citizenship. His recent books include The Professions and Civic Life (Lexington Books, 2016), A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key US Allies and Security Partners (Strategic Studies Institute, 2015) and Trendsetting Charter Schools: Raising the Bar for Civic Education (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).Andrew E. Busch is Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, where he teaches courses on American politics and government. Joseph M. Bessette is Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Government and Ethics at Claremont McKenna College, where he has been on the faculty since 1990.

Introduction, Andrew E. BuschChapter 1: Lincoln: An Imperial President?, David K. NicholsChapter 2: The Administrative State and the Imperial Presidency: Then and Now, Adam J. White Chapter 3: Constitutional Structure, Political History, And the Invisible Congress, Andrew RudalevigeChapter 4: Can the Supreme Court Check Abuses of Executive Power?, Ralph A. RossumChapter 5: Going to War: The Constitutional and Strategic Roots of the Imperial Presidency, Gary J. SchmittChapter 6: The Presidency and the New ‘Bully Pulpit’, James W. CeaserChapter 7: The Imperial Executive in Constitutional Democracy: Exploring the Powers-Duties Distinction, Joseph M. BessetteAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex