Unilateral directives and the presidency -- The constitutional executive -- Judicial sanction -- Early unilateral presidential directives -- Theodore Roosevelt and the rise of unilateral presidential directives -- Unilateral Presidential directives from Roosevelt to Roosevelt : Taft through FDR -- Unilateral Presidential directives from postwar era to the present day -- Conclusions
Summary
The author explores the constitutional and historical development of unilateral presidential directives, the ability of presidents to bypass the legislative process and set public policy via their own executive orders, and how such a practice fits Americans' conception of democracy
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-301) and index
