The Oath and the Office (eBook)

A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents

Corey Brettschneider (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
224 Seiten
W. W. Norton & Company (Verlag)
978-0-393-65213-0 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;A cleareyed, accessible, and informative primer: vital reading for all Americans."e; Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewCan the president launch a nuclear attack without congressional approval? Is it ever a crime to criticize the president? Can states legally resist a presidents executive order? In todays fraught political climate, it often seems as if we must become constitutional law scholars just to understand the news from Washington, let alone make a responsible decision at the polls.The Oath and the Office is the book we need, right now and into the future, whether we are voting for or running to become president of the United States. Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powersand limitsthat it places on the presidency. From the document itself and from American historys most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were granted to the presidency, how the Bill of Rights limits those powers, and what we the people can do to influence the nations highest public officeincluding, if need be, removing the person in it. In these brief yet deeply researched chapters, we meet founding fathers such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, as well as key figures from historic cases such as Brown v. Board of Education and Korematsu v. United States.Brettschneider breathes new life into the articles and amendments that we once read about in high school civics class, but that have real impact on our lives today. The Oath and the Office offers a compact, comprehensive tour of the Constitution, and empowers all readers, voters, and future presidents with the knowledge and confidence to read and understand one of our nations most important founding documents.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 25th amendment • Alexander Hamilton • Article II • Bill of rights • Brown v. Board • bully pulpit • civics • commander-in-chief • Congress • constitutional law • constitutional powers • Elections • emoluments • Executive branch • freedom of religion • Free Speech • Government • Impeachment • James Madison • korematsu v united states • pardon power • PLESSY V FERGUSON • Political Science • President • Presidential Powers • public office • run for office • Scotus • states rights • Supreme Court • supreme court nomination • United States • US
• ISBN-10: 0-393-65213-0 / 0393652130
• ISBN-13: 978-0-393-65213-0 / 9780393652130