The Obama presidency in the constitutional order : a first look / edited by Carol McNamara and Melanie M. Marlowe.
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 th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
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| Summary: | 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 policyto his political leadership of the Democratic party and the nation as a whole. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 250 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442205321 1442205326 9781442205314 1442205318 1283031035 9781283031035 9786613031037 6613031038 |
| Language: | English. |