The oath and the office : a guide to the Constitution for future presidents /: a guide to the Constitution for future presidents. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Corey Brettschneider.
• Authors: Brettschneider, Corey Lang
• Contents: Introduction: The oath -- Section I. The powers of the president -- Article II and the limited presidency -- The bully pulpit -- The power to execute the laws -- The power to hire and fire -- The power to nominate Supreme Court justices -- The commander-in-chief power -- Section II. "We the people" and the Bill of Rights -- Madison and the creation of the Bill of Rights -- The First Amendment and free speech -- The First Amendment and the freedom of religion -- The Eighth Amendment and the ban on cruel and unusual punishment -- The Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments and the guarantee of equal protection of the laws -- Section. III Checks of the president -- How to stop a president -- The judicial check on a president -- Federalism -- The congressional check and impeachment -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 289 pages)
• Subjects: 342.73/0628; Presidents -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States; Executive power -- United States; Constitutional law -- United States; Constitutional law; Executive power; Presidents -- Legal status, laws, etc; United States; Nonfiction; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780393652130; 0393652130
• Related ISBNs: 9780393652123; 0393652122
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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