Stanley P Franklin (28 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Argues that impeachment may no longer be an effective check on overreach by American presidents.The Politics of Presidential Impeachment takes a distinctive and fresh look at the impeachment provision of the US Constitution. Instead of studying it from a legal-constitutional perspective, the authors use a social science approach incorporating extensive case studies and quantitative analysis. Focusing on four presidents who faced impeachment processes-Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton-they examine the conditions under which presidential impeachment is likely to occur and argue that partisanship and the evolving relationship between Congress and the president determine its effectiveness as an institutional constraint. They find that, in our contemporary political context, the propensity of Congress to utilize the impeachment tool is more likely, but given the state of heightened partisanship, impeachment is less likely to result in removal of a president. The authors conclude that impeachment is no longer a credible threat and thus no longer an effective tool in the arsenal of checks and balances. The book also offers a postscript that discusses the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 449 pp., xi. First published in 1995; this copy, Stated: "First MIT Press paperback edition, 1997. Contents divided into 16 Chapters: {1} Mechanisms of Mind"; (2) "The Nature of Mind and the Mind-Body Problem"; (3) "Animal Minds"; (4) "Symbolic AI"; (5) "The First AI Debate"; (6) "Connectionism"; (7) "The Second AI Debate"; (8) "Evolution, Natural and Artificial"; (9) "Artificial Life"; (10) "Multiplicity of Mind"; (!!) "What Do I Do Now?"; (12) "What's Out There?"; (13) "Remembering and Creating"; (14) "Representation and the Third AI Debate"; (15) "Into the Future"; (16) "An Emerging New Paradigm of Mind?"; References, pp. 423-436; Index, pp. 437-449. Shiny black wrappers withTitle lettering in red letters across lower middle front cover, beneath a large medium blue image of a brain-in-shape, composed of mechanical parts, on top 2/3 front cover and above Author name lettering in smaller white letters across bottom front cover. Tiny hint of outward curls of very tips of corners else, As New: Tight binding (NO cracks); NO rubbing wear, corners essentially sharp (NO bumps ); NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Clean text. Gift-Giving Quality or Other Minds you have befriended may need to be replaced. Solid copy.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Argues that impeachment may no longer be an effective check on overreach by American presidents.The Politics of Presidential Impeachment takes a distinctive and fresh look at the impeachment provision of the US Constitution. Instead of studying it from a legal-constitutional perspective, the authors use a social science approach incorporating extensive case studies and quantitative analysis. Focusing on four presidents who faced impeachment processes-Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton-they examine the conditions under which presidential impeachment is likely to occur and argue that partisanship and the evolving relationship between Congress and the president determine its effectiveness as an institutional constraint. They find that, in our contemporary political context, the propensity of Congress to utilize the impeachment tool is more likely, but given the state of heightened partisanship, impeachment is less likely to result in removal of a president. The authors conclude that impeachment is no longer a credible threat and thus no longer an effective tool in the arsenal of checks and balances. The book also offers a postscript that discusses the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Xi, 449 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, No Wear Or Marks. Review Copy With Publisher's Review Slip Indicating A Sep 1 1995 Publication Date, And The One Page Publicity Sheet.

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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorDaniel P. Franklin is Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Georgia State University and author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in Their Final Terms. Stanley M. Caress (1951-2016) was . …

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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorDaniel P. Franklin is Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Georgia State University and author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in Their Final Terms. Stanley M. Caress (1951-2016) was . …

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