Decline and Fall of the American Republic

Name: Decline and Fall of the American Republic
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ISBN: 9780674725843

ISBN-10: 0674725840

ISBN-13: 9780674725843

Edition: 2013

Authors: Bruce Ackerman

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Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the War on Terror are only symptoms of deeper pathologies. -Ackerman points to a series of developments that have previously been treated independently of one another--from the rise of presidential primaries, to the role of pollsters and media gurus, to the centralization of power in White House czars, to the politicization of the military, to the manipulation of constitutional doctrine to justify presidential power-grabs. He shows how these different transformations can interact…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.550

Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.



Introduction: Triumphalism



The Most Dangerous Branch



An Extremist Presidency



The Politicized Military



The Question of Legitimacy



Three Crises



Executive Constitutionalism



Reconstruction



Enlightening Politics



Restoring the Rule of Law


Conclusion: Living Dangerously


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index