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Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
viii, 259 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Drawing on specific examples, two historians look at how all three branches of the federal government have defied the tenets of the U.S. Constitution to make decisions that, while apparently beneficial, are not constitutional.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (368 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
America's unique form of democracy separates power among three branches of government: the legislative, judicial and executive. The President of the United States, who heads the executive branch, holds the position that most embodies the aspirations of the American people. Join HISTORY for a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about and learn about the 43 men who have served as Commander in...
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.
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