The American Presidency under Trump: The First Two Years

Trump constitutes a clear break with past presidencies. Gallons of ink have been spilled on Trump’s controversial use of social networks, paying close attention to his statements on both domestic and foreign policy. Yet, less attention has been devoted to the impact the Trump administration had on constitutional and administrative law doctrines, and to the most recent trends in the U.S. government policymaking under Trump. The present work fills the gap by providing a non­partisan and comprehensive analysis of Trump’s first two years in office.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the most recent trends in the U.S. Government, by covering topics as varied as the relationship between the Presidency and Congress, states, federal agencies, the Supreme Court. The second part then moves to illustrate the most recent trends in policy­making, by covering topics such as environmental law, fiscal policy, health care reform, and foreign policy.

Professor Giuseppe Franco Ferrari is a Professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University, in Milan. He is Vicepresident of the International Academy of Comparative Law and Editor in Chief of the Italian law journal ‘Diritto Pubblico Comparato ed Europeo’. He has published extensively in Italian, English, and Spanish on a variety of topics in comparative constitutional law and comparative administrative law, including constitutional justice, federalism, civil liberties, global law and economics.