Contested Ground
How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power
$61.06
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2021
Summary
The Trump presidency was not the first to spark contentious debates about presidential power, but its impact on these debates will reverberate far beyond his term. The same rules must apply to all presidents: those whose abuses of power we fear, as well as those whose exercises of power we applaud.
In this brief but wide-ranging guide to the presidency, constitutional law expert Daniel Farber charts the limits of presidential power, from the fierce arguments among the Framers to those…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520343948 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520343948 |
| Author: | Dan A. Farber |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“While Contested Ground challenges the public perception that presidents have nearly unlimited authority, it also stresses that legal checks and balances only go so far.”
“While Contested Ground challenges the public perception that presidents have nearly unlimited authority, it also stresses that legal checks and balances only go so far.” * California Magazine *
Dan A. Farber
Daniel A. Farber is Sho Sato Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of many books including Judgment Calls: Politics and Principle in Constitutional Law, Retained by the People: The “Silent” Ninth Amendment and the Rights Americans Don’t Know They Have, and Lincoln’s Constitution.
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