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This book examines the use of presidential power during the War on
Terror. Justin DePlato joins the debate on whether the Constitution
matters in determining how each branch of the federal government
should use its power to combat the War on Terror. The actions and
words of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.
DePlato's findings support the theory that executives use their own
prerogative in determining what emergency powers are and how to use
them. According to DePlato, the Presidents argue that their powers
are implied in Article II of the Constitution, not expressed. This
conclusion renders the Constitution meaningless in times of crisis.
The author reveals that Presidents are becoming increasingly
cavalier and that the nation should consider adopting an amendment
to the Constitution to proffer expressed executive emergency
powers.
The American Founders and the Classics analyzes theories of
democracy from America's founders and connects them with the ideas
of classical and Renaissance political philosophy. The text
explores classical thinkers from Ancient Greece, political writing
from the Enlightenment, and America's founders. Students will read
Aristotle's Politics: Book I and Cicero's On the Laws. They will
consider how Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and Rousseau's
The Social Contract may have impacted the work of American founders
such as Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and John Adams. The text
allows students to connect writers such as Plato, Locke, and Hobbes
with founders such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and
Alexander Hamilton. The anthology includes the entirety of all
original documents paired with commentary, analysis, and imagery to
enhance both interest and comprehension. Featuring original
illustrations, The American Founders and the Classics is an
accessible and enjoyable text that gives students a comprehensive,
analytical overview of America's great political thinkers and
serves as a reminder that America was founded with pragmatism,
compromise, and aspiration. The book is well suited to courses on
American government, political thought, and the Constitution, as
well as introductory political philosophy classes.
Introducing the world-renowned enigmatic, Inspector Hawthorne. In
this mystery Hawthorne stumbles into an unfortunate death of a
wealthy businessman. Hawthorne's suspicions tell him that while the
death seems ordinary, there is nothing ordinary about it. The
investigation weaves together ancient Christian mystic traditions
and discoveries that indicate a complicated murder.
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