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The presidents and the people : five leaders who threatened democracy and the citizens who fought to defend it /

This meticulously researched account of assaults on democracy by five presidents who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy and committed crimes with impunity shows how citizens like Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Daniel Ellsberg fought back against presidential abuses of powe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brettschneider, Corey (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Presidents > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
Misconduct in office > United States > History.
Political corruption > United States > History.
Constitutional law > United States > History.
Democracy > United States > History.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Prévarication > États-Unis > Histoire.
Corruption (Politique) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Presidents > Legal status, laws, etc.
Presidents
Executive power
Misconduct in office
Political corruption
Constitutional law
Democracy
United States
Legal status.
Presidents > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Democracy > United States.
History

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