President Obama: Constitutional Aspirations and Executive Actions

by Louis Fisher

On the campaign trail, Barack Obama spoke often about his constitutional principles. In particular, he objected to George W. Bush's claim to certain "inherent" presidential powers that could not be checked by Congress or the judiciary. After his inauguration, how did President Obama's constitutional principles fare? That is the question Louis Fisher explores in this book, a disturbing and timely study of the tension between constitutional aspirations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700626859
• ISBN13: 9780700626854
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"