Presidential Emergency Powers : The So-Called "War Powers Act of 1933".

Reviews relevance of so-called "War Powers Act of 1933" in context of constitutional and statutory basis of presidential authority to declare a national emergency. Includes discussion of President Roosevelt's use of 1933 emergency banking legislation and erroneous interpretation of th...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > President. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews relevance of so-called "War Powers Act of 1933" in context of constitutional and statutory basis of presidential authority to declare a national emergency. Includes discussion of President Roosevelt's use of 1933 emergency banking legislation and erroneous interpretation of this by modern militia and patriot groups.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.