|
Books > History > American history
|
Buy Now
Political Thought and the Origins of the American Presidency (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,239
Discovery Miles 22 390
|
|
|
Political Thought and the Origins of the American Presidency (Hardcover)
Series: The Alan B. and Charna Larkin Series on the American Presidency
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This volume examines the political ideas behind the construction of
the presidency in the U.S. Constitution, as well as how these ideas
were implemented by the nation's early presidents. The framers of
the Constitution disagreed about the scope of the new executive
role they were creating, and this volume reveals the ways the
duties and power of the office developed contrary to many
expectations.Here, leading scholars of the Early Republic examine
principles from European thought and culture that were key to
establishing the conceptual language and institutional parameters
for the American executive office. Unpacking the debates at the
1787 Constitutional Convention, these essays describe how the
Constitution left room for the first presidents to set patterns of
behavior and establish a range of duties to make the office
functional within a governmental system of checks and balances.
Contributors explore how these presidents understood their
positions and fleshed out their full responsibilities according to
the everyday operations required to succeed. As disputes continue
to surround the limits of executive power today, this volume helps
identify and explain the circumstances in which limits can be
imposed on presidents who seem to dangerously exceed the
constitutional parameters of their office. Political Thought and
the Origins of the American Presidency demonstrates that this
distinctive, time-tested role developed from a fraught,
historically contingent, and contested process.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
