The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order: A First Look

Mcnamara, Carol (Editor)/ Marlowe, Melanie (Editor)/ Bessette, Joseph (Foreward By)/ Alvis, David (Contributor)/ Busch, Andrew E. (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1442205318 / ISBN 13: 9781442205314

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2012

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reprint edition. 310 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.85 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order: A First Look
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442205318
• ISBN 13: 9781442205314
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Obama administration is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in recent American history. In this book, a diverse group of presidential scholars step back from the partisan debate to consider the first two years of the Obama presidency through the lens of the U.S. constitution's theory, structure, and powers. They ask how Barack Obama understands and exercises the President's formal constitutional and informal powers and responsibilities of the president, from foreign policy and public policy to his political leadership of the Democratic party and the nation as a whole. This timely first look at the Obama presidency establishes a constitutional yardstick of interest to scholars of the presidency, constitutional thought, and American political thought.

About the Author

Andrew E. Busch is a professor in the Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and associate director of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee.