Madison's Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy

by Peter M. Shane

Book Overview

The George W. Bush administration's ambitious--even breathtaking--claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a near-thirty-year assault on the basic checks and balances of the U.S. government--a battle waged by presidents of both parties, and one that, as Peter M. Shane warns in Madison's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226749398
• ISBN13: 9780226749396
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"