Power of Separation American Constitutionalism and the Myth of the Legislative Veto

Name: Power of Separation American Constitutionalism and the Myth of the Legislative Veto
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ISBN: 9780691058566

ISBN-10: 0691058563

ISBN-13: 9780691058566

Edition: 1996

Authors: Jessica Korn

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Jessica Korn challenges the notion that the eighteenth-century principles underlying the American separation of powers system are incompatible with the demands of twentieth-century governance. She demostrates the continuing relevance of these principles by questioning the dominant scholarship on the legislative veto. As a short-cut through constitutional procedure invented in the 1930s and invalidated by the Supreme Court'sChadhadecision in 1983, the legislative veto has long been presumed to have been a powerful mechanism of congressional oversight. Korn's analysis, however, shows that commentators have exaggerated the legislative veto's significance as a result of their incorrect…

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List price: $51.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.02" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English




Introduction: American Constitutionalism and American Political Science



The American Separation of Powers Doctrine



The Legislative Veto



The Legislative Veto over the Federal Trade Commission



Legislative Vetoes in Education Statutes



Legislative Vetoes over Presidential Authority to Extend Most-Favored-Nation Status



Conclusion


Notes


Acknowledgments


Name Index


General Index