In this book, a dozen distinguished leading scholars examine the manner in which the constitutional principle of separation of powers has shaped the work of American political institutions and, in turn, how post-Founding doctrines and political practice have affected the way we think about the meaning and consequences of separated powers.
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. . . well written and edited . . . especially noteworthy . . . * The Journal of Politics * This collection of original essays provides an interesting response to the conventional wisdom on the 18th-century idea of separation of powers. . . . A well-written and unusually coherent set of essays. Highly recommended for American government and politics collections, upper-division undergraduate through faculty. * CHOICE *
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-0-8476-7900-3 (9780847679003)
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Bradford Wilson is Deputy Director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Ashland University. Peter W. Schramm is Associate Director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Ashland University.
Chapter 1 Introduction. Separation of Powers in the American Constitution Chapter 2 Separation of Powers, Human Rights and Constitutional A Franco-American Government: A Franco-American Dialogue at the T Chapter 3 Executive Power and the American Founding Chapter 4 Separation of Powers and Judicial Review Chapter 5 Congressional Dominance and the Emergence of the Modern Presidency: Was Congress Ever the First Branch of Government? David K. Nichols Chapter 6 What Has Happened to the Separation of Powers? Hugh Heclo. The Party Government School of Thought in Action Chapter 7 Congress and the Separation of Powers Today: Practice in Search of a Theory Chapter 8 Title VII from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush: Some Thoughts on Presidential Leadership Chapter 9 Was Divided Government Really Such a Big Problem? Michael J. Malbin Chapter 10 Index