{"product_id":"the-constitutional-presidency-joseph-m-bessette-9780801892967","title":"The Constitutional Presidency","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1981, when Joseph M. Bessette and Jeffrey K. Tulis first published \u003cem\u003eThe Presidency in the Constitutional Order\u003c\/em\u003e, the study of the constitutional powers of the presidency has advanced considerably. Bessette and Tulis continue the conversation almost 30 years later, presenting original research on the most significant issues regarding presidential power and the Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter introducing and identifying the main approaches to the study of the constitutional presidency and the nature of executive power, Bessette and Tulis, along with other constitutional scholars, cover a wide range of topics. These include the logic and meaning of Article II of the Constitution; the constitutional and political debate over Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; the contribution of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the constitutional foundations of the modern presidency; the controversy over the presidential election of 2000 and the Supreme Court's decision in \u003cem\u003eBush v. Gore\u003c\/em\u003e; military tribunals and the war on terrorism; executive orders; growing presidential influence over the budgeting process; executive privilege; impeachment; and demagoguery in democratic regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book conjoins political and legal modes of analysis and shows how constitutional interpretation is indispensable to an adequate description of political behavior and serves as the source of standards for evaluating presidential conduct. The contributors offer new and distinctive arguments, especially in light of the renewed debate over executive power during the George W. Bush administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Louis Fisher, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Constitution and 9\/11: Recurring Threats to America's Freedoms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph M. Bessette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801892961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801892967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 169","brand":"Joseph M. Bessette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059738833151,"sku":"9780801892967","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48c46d8e-8a85-4931-b52d-fd1c35689322.jpg?v=1685060040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-constitutional-presidency-joseph-m-bessette-9780801892967","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}