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Imperial from the beginning : the constitution of the original executive
Title
Imperial from the beginning : the constitution of the original executive / Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash.
ISBN
9780300194562 (alk. paper)
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Physical Description
x, 454 pages ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 14, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A king, under the title of president
English whigs, cordial in their . . . jealousies of their executive magistrate
Constituting his highness the president
The executive power as the active principle in all governments
The constitutional executor of the laws
The transaction of business with foreign nations is executive altogether
First general and admiral of the confederacy
The executive power of appointing, overseeing, and controlling those who execute the laws
Not a single privilege is annexed to his character
The combined authority of execution and legislation
Judges as shoots from the executive stock
Whatever requisition the president shall make and the federal duties of state executives
The president as glorious protector of the constitution.
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