A Presidential Nation: Causes, Consequences, and Cures
- ISBN-10
- 0813347211
- ISBN-13
- 9780813347219
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-31
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Author
- Michael Genovese
Description
An engaging investigation of how the presidency has changed from its original role, as laid out in the U.S. Constitution, to become closer in power to an imperial monarch
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