Constitutional Conflicts Between Congress and the President - Softcover

Fisher, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 070060491X ISBN 13: 9780700604913

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 1991

Synopsis

Originally published in 1978, this book dissects the crucial constitutional disputes between the executive and legislative branches of government from the constitutional convention through the beginning of the Bush administration, venturing beyond traditional discussions of Supreme Court decisions to examine the day-to-day working relationships between the president and Congress. By analyzing a mixture of judicial pronouncements, executive acts, and legislative debates, Fisher pinpoints the critical areas of legislative-executive tension - appointment powers, investigatory powers, legislative and executive vetoes, the budgetary process, and war powers. He then examines these areas of tension within a concrete political and historical context. To scholars, "Constitutional Conflicts between Congress and the President" offers a comprehensive examination of the institutions and issues of public law. For practitioners, general readers, and students of American government, it demonstrates how constitutional issues shape and define current events.

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Review:

"Presents a set of issues, themes, questions, and arguments that will continue to be of fundamental interest to constitutional scholars in particular and political scientists in general." - George C. Edwards III, author of Presidential Leadership "An extremely worthwhile book, adaptable to a variety of courses." - Jeffrey K. Tulis, author of The Rhetorical Presidency "The preeminent treatise on the separation of powers, Fisher's book is constitutional scholarship at its best.... Ought to be required reading for the President, for every member of Congress, and for anyone who seeks to understand the subtle complexities of a constitutional arrangement that formally separates legislative from executive powers." Choice "This book gets better with every edition. I have used it in my classes for years and will continue to do so." Mark J. Rozell, author of Executive Privilege and Power and Prudence: The Incremental Presidency of George H. W. Bush"

About the Author:

Louis Fisher is a senior scholar in the Law Library at the Library of Congress and author of more than a dozen books, including Presidential War Power, In the Name of National Security, and Military Tribunals and Presidential Power, winner of the Richard E. Neustadt Award (see page 39).

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 070060491X
• ISBN 13: 9780700604913
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400