Presidential Power: Case Studies in the Use of the Opinions of the Attorney General

by Martin S. Sheffer

This volume is composed of three specific case studies which deal with the development and expansion of presidential power through the opinions of the Attorney General, an area of research often overlooked by presidential scholars. The case studies isolate three of the Republic's most 'prerogative' presidents: Abraham Lincoln, who exercised dictatorial power out of necessity; Franklin Roosevelt, who exercised even greater power out of necessity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819183784
• ISBN13: 9780819183781
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.5"