The Presidency and the Law: The Clinton Legacy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0700611932 ISBN 13: 9780700611935

Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas, 2002

Synopsis

Political scandals have always demonstrated the capacity of our executive officials for self-inflicted injuries, and the Clinton administration was no exception. Unilateral war-making, claims of executive privilege and immunity, and last-minute pardons all tested the limits of presidential power, while the excesses of the Special Prosecutor cast doubts on available remedies. For eight years, Republicans and Democrats engaged in guerrilla warfare aimed at destroying the careers and lives of their adversaries, while tests of presidential power were resolved by the courts, resulting in a reshaping of the scope and power of the presidency itself. This book examines the many controversial and important battles that led to the shrinking of the presidency under the law during the Clinton administration. Located at the intersection of law and politics, it helps readers understand the dramatic changes that took place in the relationship of presidential power to the law during the Clinton years and shows how one president's actions - and congressional and legal reactions to them - have altered presidential prerogatives in ways that his successors cannot ignore. The Presidency and the Law ass

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"A tour de force that is indispensable as a teaching tool and as a reference work. The authors have done a great service for their colleagues in political science and public law, and for the nation at large."—-Richard M. Pious, author of The Presidency

"The presidency is a political office, but if the United States is to remain a republic, we must never forget that it operates in a constitutional and legal framework. This admirable collection contains detailed and timely warnings that we ignore at our peril."—-Donald L. Robinson, author of To the Best of My Ability: The Presidency and the Constitution

"A valuable and thoughtful set of essays exploring pivotal developments in the American presidency."—-Harold C. Relyea, editor of The Executive Office of the President

About the Author

David Gray Adler teaches political science at Idaho State University and is the author of The Constitution and the Termination of Treaties.

Michael A. Genovese is professor of political science and director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Among his many books is The Power of the American Presidency, 1789–2000.

Contributors: David Gray Adler, Kristine Almquist, Thomas E. Cronin, Victoria Farrar-Myers, Louis Fisher, Michael A. Genovese, Evan Gerstmann, Nancy Kassop, Mark J. Rozell, Christopher Shortell, Robert J. Spitzer

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0700611932
• ISBN 13: 9780700611935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Adler David Gray, Genovese Michael A.