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Untrodden Ground
Harold H. Bruff
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Description for Untrodden Ground
Hardback. When Thomas Jefferson struck a deal for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he knew he was adding a new national power to those specified in the Constitution, but he also believed his actions were in the nation's best interest. This book reveals that the president to be the nation's most important law interpreter and and more. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 875.
When Thomas Jefferson struck a deal for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he knew he was adding a new national power to those specified in the Constitution, but he also believed his actions were in the nation's best interest. His successors would follow his example, setting their own constitutional precedents. Tracing the evolution and expansion of the president's formal power, Untrodden Ground reveals the president to be the nation's most important law interpreter and examines how our commanders-in-chief have shaped the law through their responses to important issues of their time. Reviewing the processes taken by all forty-three presidents to ... Read more
When Thomas Jefferson struck a deal for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he knew he was adding a new national power to those specified in the Constitution, but he also believed his actions were in the nation's best interest. His successors would follow his example, setting their own constitutional precedents. Tracing the evolution and expansion of the president's formal power, Untrodden Ground reveals the president to be the nation's most important law interpreter and examines how our commanders-in-chief have shaped the law through their responses to important issues of their time. Reviewing the processes taken by all forty-three presidents to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226211107
SKU
V9780226211107
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About Harold H. Bruff
Harold H. Bruff is the Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. He is the author, most recently, of Bad Advice: Bush's Lawyers in the War on Terror.
Reviews for Untrodden Ground
"A considerable achievement. Bruff has brought together in an admirably coherent fashion more than two hundred years of complex presidential activity to consider how presidents have shaped the Constitution's concrete meaning. Constitutional law scholars will appreciate the book's thoughtful and nuanced analysis. An even wider readership simply interested in presidential power will value Bruff's lively writing, clear organization, and provocative ... Read more