The Supreme Court and the Presidency

<p><span><strong>The Supreme Court and the Presidency: Struggles for Supremacy</strong></span></p><p style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;><span>This newest edition to <em>The Supreme Court’s Power in American Politics</em> series explores and analyzes the dynamic alliances and tensions between the nation’s chief executive and the Court over time. Through primary source and other documents and insightful narratives this work discusses appointments prerogative governance and the role of time and regimes in the complex scheme of checks and balances.  Featured topics include:</span></p><ul> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>Major theories of constitutional interpretation and their application to the exercise of executive power</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>The political dynamics in the relationship between the three branches of federal government</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>The evolution of executive authority and the struggle over the legislative veto</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;><span> </span>Precedents for treaty-making and executive agreements with foreign governments</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>Executive and legislative relations and powers in times of war and national emergency particularly after 9/11</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>The president’s authority as commander-in-chief</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;><span> </span>Historical controversies of executive privilege and censure and impeachment</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>Executive authority to issue pardons</div> </li> <li> <div style=margin: auto 0in auto 0.25in;>Appendix with comparative data about conventional and Court periodization</div> </li></ul>