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War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution
War Powers How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution
Author: Peter Irons
A ?compelling and unnerving? assessment of how the Constitution has been distorted to accomodate the drive to empire (The Washington Post) — Concerned about the dangers of unchecked executive power, the Founding Fathers deliberately assigned Congress the sole authority to make war. But the last time Congress did so was in 1941, aft...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805080179
ISBN-10: 0805080171
Publication Date: 5/2/2006
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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