The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power under the Constitution
Hardback
Main Details
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The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power under the Constitution
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Michael W. McConnell
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Preface by Stephen Macedo
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| Series | The University Center for Human Values Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:440 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691207520
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| Classifications | Dewey:352.2350973 |
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| Illustrations |
3 b/w illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 November 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and limits-of presidential power One of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king. In today's divided public square, presidential
Author Biography
Michael W. McConnell is the Richard and Frances Mallery Professor and director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His books include Scalia's Constitution: Essays on Law and Education and Religion and the Constitution.
Reviews"Winner of the Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize, Georgetown Center for the Constitution" "Finalist for the George Washington Prize, Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, and George Washington's Mount Vernon"
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