TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pfiffner,James P.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Power play: the Bush presidency and the Constitution 
SN  - 9780815701521
AV  - JK516 .P49 2008
U1  - 973.931 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Bush, George W.
KW  - United States
KW  - Constitution
KW  - Executive power
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2001-2009
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A government of laws or men? -- The nature of executive power -- Creating individual rights and an independent legislature -- The American Constitution -- The power to imprison : habeas corpus -- The power to torture -- The power to surveil -- The power to ignore the law : signing statements -- Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law
N2  - "Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective. Explores the evolution of Anglo-American thinking about executive power and individual rights. Documents how the current administration has undermined the separation of powers and shows how these practices have imperiled the rule of law"--Provided by publisher
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=472732
ER  -