The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents

by Corey Brettschneider

Book Overview

Can the president launch a nuclear attack without congressional approval? Is it ever a crime to criticize the president? Can states legally resist a president's executive order? In today's 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393652122
• ISBN13: 9780393652123
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"