Untrodden Ground: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution

by Harold H. Bruff

Book Overview

When Thomas Jefferson struck a deal for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he knew he was adding a new national power to those specified in the Constitution, but he also believed his actions were in the nation's best interest. His successors would follow his example, setting their own constitutional precedents. Tracing the evolution and expansion of the president's formal power, Untrodden Ground reveals the president to be the nation's most important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022641826X
• ISBN13: 9780226418261
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"