Rise of unitary executive power
How far can a President go to defend the nation? This program examines the unprecedented presidential power that some say has been amassed by the Bush administration-and wielded, often secretly, in the name of national security. Bill Moyers gets perspective from two experts on the limits and abuses...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Affairs Television (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2009], c2007.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Bush Administration: Presidential Secrecy (3:34)
- Post-Vietnam War: Illicit Executive Acts (2:50)
- Bush Administration: Constitutional Abuses? (3:30)
- Can the President Break the Law? (3:21)
- Bush Administration and Congress (4:01)
- Torture and Warrant-less Wiretapping (4:27)
- Government Secrecy and Lack of Oversight (3:17)
- Case for Invading Iraq (4:58)
- President Bush and Secret Government (3:44)
- Dick Cheney and Presidential Power (4:43)
- Dick Cheney: Grasp for Power (4:46)
- Issues of Torture: U.S. International Reputation (4:20)
- Cheney-Bush Administration Promotes Partisanship (3:04)
- Checks and Balances on President Bush? (2:21)