The contested removal power, 1789-2010
The U.S. Constitution is clear on the appointment of executive officials: the president nominates, the Senate approves. But on the question of removing those officials, the Constitution is silent, although that silence has not discouraged strenuous efforts to challenge, censure, and even impeach pre...
| Main Author: | Alvis, J. David, |
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| Other Authors: | Bailey, Jeremy D., 1974-, Taylor, F. Flagg, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
American political thought.
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Table of Contents:
- The decision of 1789
- From responsibility to rotation
- Jackson to Johnson: the rise of Congressional delegation
- The revenge of executive power: from the Tenure of Office Act to Myers v. United States
- The progressive era and independent regulatory commissions
- The new Unitarians.