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The politics of war powers : the theory & history of presidential unilateralism /

Presidential war powers have greatly expanded over the last half-century as presidents increasingly initiate acts of war without the prior authorization of Congress and without facing serious consequences. The breakdown in the system of checks on executive power presents a constitutional problem, wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burns, Sarah (Sarah Mackenzie) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2019]
Series:American political thought.
Subjects:
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, > baron de, > 1689-1755 > Criticism and interpretation.
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
Separation of powers > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Montesquieu's constitutionalism
  • The critical period (1776-1787)
  • The debate between the federalists and the antifederalists
  • Washington, Jefferson, Madison : early debates over war powers
  • Junior varsity imperialism : Mexican-American War through the Spanish American War
  • The world wars
  • The Cold War
  • "The new world order"
  • Creating the Rerror presidency
  • The limited terror presidency.