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Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power
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 raging today. Synthesizing history, politics, and settled law, Contested Ground also helps readers make sense of the gaps and gray areas that fuel such heated disputes about the limits of and checks on presidential authority.
 
From appointments and removals to wars and emergencies, Contested Ground investigates the clashes between branches of government as well as between presidential power and individual freedom. Importantly, Farber lays out the substance of constitutional law and the way it is entwined with constitutional politics, a relationship that ensures an evolving institution, heavily shaped by the course of history. The nature of the position makes it difficult to strike the right balance between limiting abuse of power and authorizing its exercise as needed. As we reflect on the long-tailed implications of a presidency that tested these limits of power at every turn, Contested Ground will be essential reading well after today’s political climate stabilizes (or doesn’t).
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Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power
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 raging today. Synthesizing history, politics, and settled law, Contested Ground also helps readers make sense of the gaps and gray areas that fuel such heated disputes about the limits of and checks on presidential authority.
 
From appointments and removals to wars and emergencies, Contested Ground investigates the clashes between branches of government as well as between presidential power and individual freedom. Importantly, Farber lays out the substance of constitutional law and the way it is entwined with constitutional politics, a relationship that ensures an evolving institution, heavily shaped by the course of history. The nature of the position makes it difficult to strike the right balance between limiting abuse of power and authorizing its exercise as needed. As we reflect on the long-tailed implications of a presidency that tested these limits of power at every turn, Contested Ground will be essential reading well after today’s political climate stabilizes (or doesn’t).
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Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power

Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power

by Dan A. Farber
Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power
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Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power

Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential Power

by Dan A. Farber

Overview

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 raging today. Synthesizing history, politics, and settled law, Contested Ground also helps readers make sense of the gaps and gray areas that fuel such heated disputes about the limits of and checks on presidential authority.
 
From appointments and removals to wars and emergencies, Contested Ground investigates the clashes between branches of government as well as between presidential power and individual freedom. Importantly, Farber lays out the substance of constitutional law and the way it is entwined with constitutional politics, a relationship that ensures an evolving institution, heavily shaped by the course of history. The nature of the position makes it difficult to strike the right balance between limiting abuse of power and authorizing its exercise as needed. As we reflect on the long-tailed implications of a presidency that tested these limits of power at every turn, Contested Ground will be essential reading well after today’s political climate stabilizes (or doesn’t).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780520343948
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/19/2021
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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.
 

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

1 Creating the Presidency 16

2 Clashing Visions of Presidential Power 41

3 The President and Foreign Affairs 61

4 Taking the Country to War 83

5 The Bureaucrat in Chief 107

6 The Domestic Policy Czar 129

7 Presidential Power versus Individual Rights 155

8 The President and the Courts 181

9 Congressional Checks and Balances 203

10 Concluding Thoughts 227

Afterword 239

Sources and Further Reading 251

Index 259

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