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Recent presidents have exploited the power of the American presidency more fully than their predecessors―and with greater consequence than the framers of the Constitution anticipated.
This book, in the tradition of Arthur Schlesinger's great work The Imperial Presidency (1973), explores how American presidents―especially those of the past three decades―have increased the power of the presidency at the expense of democracy. Matthew Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg provide a fascinating history of this trend, showing that the expansion of presidential power dates back over one hundred years. Presidential Power also looks beyond the president's actions in the realm of foreign policy to consider other, more hidden, means that presidents have used to institutionalize the power of the executive branch.
À propos des auteurs:
Matthew Crenson is professor of political science at the Johns Hopkins University.
Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science, Director of the Washington Center for the Study of American Government, and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 20 books including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced, Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public, Politics by Other Means, The Consequences of Consent, and The Captive Public. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell University. His most recent book is The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters. Ginsberg’s published research focuses on political development, presidential politics, participation, and money in politics.
Titre : Presidential Power : Unchecked and Unbalanced
Éditeur : Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good
Edition : 1st Edition.
Vendeur : Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked with DJ in NF condition. BP/Am History/Pressidents. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1687320056478
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Vendeur : Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Etat de la jaquette : Very good. 432 pages. Notes. Index. Matthew Crenson '63 began teaching in the Department of Political Science in 1969 and became a professor emeritus in Urban Government and American Political Development, his primary areas of interest, in 2007. Crenson has authored or co-authored several books including Downsizing Democracy, Building the Invisible Orphanage, and Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced. Benjamin Ginsberg (born 1947) is a libertarian political scientist and professor at Johns Hopkins University who is notable for his criticism of American politics, in which he says that citizens have become "marginalized as political actors" and political parties weakened while state power has grown. His assessment of the futility of voting, along with his notion that the public has an illusion of control over government, has caused controversy, and some of his explanations have been criticized. He is a co-author, with Matthew Crenson, of Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced. Derived from a Kirkus review: The increasing authority of the president and the consequent imbalance of power threaten democracy, say Crenson and Ginsberg. Their book is addressed to readers concerned with the political health of America and remains generally nonpartisan. The authors view the shift in balance as a crime and frame their argument using terms: motive, means, opportunity. Crenson and Ginsberg note numerous historical changes in the US method of selecting presidents. The early ones were Revolutionary heroes; then candidates became party animals; only fairly recently have we seen ambitious candidates use the mass media and the primary system. The authors describe an ever-expanding executive branch and the weapons at a president's disposal: vetoes, executive orders, signing statements, regulations. Near the end, they offer analyses of the decline of congressional power and the recent tendency of federal courts to support the executive branch. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. N° de réf. du vendeur 76802
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