Presidential Power and Accountability: Toward a Presidential Accountability System

by Bruce Buchanan

Book Overview

Many analysts now believe that the growth of presidential war power relative to Congress is irreversible. This book was written to contest that view. Its purpose is to identify what would be required to restore presidential war power to constitutional specifications while leaving the president powerful enough to do what is truly necessary in the face of any emergency. Buchanan focuses mainly on diagnosing the origins of the problem and devising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415536553
• ISBN13: 9780415536554
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"