Bad for democracy : how the Presidency undermines the power of the people /

Main Author: Nelson, Dana D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.
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245 1 |a Bad for democracy :  |b how the Presidency undermines the power of the people /  |c Dana D. Nelson. 
260 1 |a Minneapolis :  |b University of Minnesota Press,  |c c2008. 
300 1 |a 263 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index. 
505 1 |a Introduction : the people v. presidentialism -- How the president becomes a superhero -- Voting and the incredibly shrinking citizen -- Presidential war powers and politics as war -- Going corporate with the unitary executive -- Conclusion : reclaiming democratic power for ourselves. 
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