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Long Wars and the Constitution.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (375 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674074453
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Long Wars and the ConstitutionDDC classification:
  • 342.730412
LOC classification:
  • KF5060
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. War Powers and Constitutional Change -- 2. Truman and the Post-1945 Constitutional Order -- 3. War and the National Security State -- 4. Vietnam and Watergate: The Post-1945 Constitutional Order in Crisis -- 5. The Constitutional Order in the Post-Vietnam Era -- 6. The 9/11 Wars and the Presidency -- 7. A New Constitutional Order? -- Appendix: Executive Branch War Powers Opinions since 1950 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Extension of presidential leadership in foreign affairs to war powers has destabilized our constitutional order and deranged our foreign policy. Stephen M. Griffin shows unexpected connections between the imperial presidency and constitutional crises, and argues for accountability by restoring Congress to a meaningful role in decisions for war.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. War Powers and Constitutional Change -- 2. Truman and the Post-1945 Constitutional Order -- 3. War and the National Security State -- 4. Vietnam and Watergate: The Post-1945 Constitutional Order in Crisis -- 5. The Constitutional Order in the Post-Vietnam Era -- 6. The 9/11 Wars and the Presidency -- 7. A New Constitutional Order? -- Appendix: Executive Branch War Powers Opinions since 1950 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Extension of presidential leadership in foreign affairs to war powers has destabilized our constitutional order and deranged our foreign policy. Stephen M. Griffin shows unexpected connections between the imperial presidency and constitutional crises, and argues for accountability by restoring Congress to a meaningful role in decisions for war.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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