The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power, Paperback - David M. Driesen

Reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court's presidentialism threatens our democracy and what to do about it. Donald Trump's presidency made many Americans...

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Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncAuthor(s): Alan Ramon ClintonNumber of pages: 225Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 159 x 237 x 18Cover type: Ha...

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That the president uniquely represents the national interest is a political truism, yet this idea has been transformational, shaping the efforts of...

No Blank Check presents a comprehensive study of public opinion towards presidential power. Analyzing data from panel surveys, original experiments...

Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with ...

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Though once thought anathema to one another, in contemporary society, Zafirovski shows that Capitalism and Dictatorship are increasingly codependen...

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