The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order
A First Look
Foreword by Joseph Bessette Contributions by David Alvis, Andrew E. Busch, James W. Ceaser, Anthony Corrado, Joshua Dunn, Stephen F. Knott United States Naval War College, Marc Landy Boston College, David K. Nichols Edited by Carol McNamara, Melanie Marlowe
Publication date:
16 April 2011Length of book:
270 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
239x163mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781442205307
The Obama administration is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in recent American history. In this book, a diverse group of presidential scholars step back from the partisan debate to consider the first two years of the Obama presidency through the lens of the U.S. constitution's theory, structure, and powers. They ask how Barack Obama understands and exercises the President's formal constitutional and informal powers and responsibilities of the president, from foreign policy and public policy to his political leadership of the Democratic party and the nation as a whole. This timely first look at the Obama presidency establishes a constitutional yardstick of interest to scholars of the presidency, constitutional thought, and American political thought.
The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order improves our understanding of the institution of the presidency, builds upon constitutional theory/rhetorical presidency literature, and places the early days of the Obama administration within these frameworks.