Madison's nightmare : how executive power threatens American democracy / Peter M. Shane.

Author/creator Shane, Peter M.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Executive power--United States. --History.
Separation of powers--United States. --History.
Representative government and representation--United States. --History.
United States--Politics and government. --21st century.

Contents Madison's nightmare: how the federal government became unchecked and unbalanced -- Checks and balances in law and history -- Iraq and the (unlearned) lessons of Vietnam: presidentialism and the pathologies of unilateral policy making -- Presidentialism, national security, and the breakdown of government lawyering -- Form over accountability: executive privilege, signing statements, and the illusion of law -- The president's personal bureaucracy: administrative accountability and the unitary Executive -- Recovering the Madisonian dream: visions of democracy, steps to reform.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008040188
ISBN9780226749396 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226749398 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JK516 .S435 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold