{"product_id":"the-cavalier-presidency-9781498536196","title":"The Cavalier Presidency","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Justin DePlato examines and analyzes the reasons and justifications for, as well as instances of, executive emergency power in political thought and action. The book begins by analyzing the theory of executive emergency power across a wide breadth of philosophical history, from Ancient Greek, Renaissance, through modern American political thought. This analysis indicates that in political philosophy two models exist for determining and using executive emergency power: an unfettered executive prerogative or a constitutional dictatorship. The modern American approach to executive emergency power is an unfettered executive prerogative, whereby the executive determines what emergency power is and how to use it. The book addresses the fundamental question of whether executive power in times of crisis may be unfettered and discretionary or rather does the law define and restrain executive emergency power.The author reviews and analyzes seven U.S. presidencies that handled a dom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe post-9\/11 American presidency has been the focus of much scholarly and popular debate, given the strong exercise of 'emergency' executive power by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. In The Cavalier Presidency, DePlato takes a closer look at executive emergency power by tracing and examining its use by presidents in several historical eras. DePlato uses these historical eras to highlight a key question in both political thought and action regarding the proper nature of executive emergency power: should such power be merely implied in the constitutional powers of the president or be explicitly defined in law? This leads to other key considerations, such as the proper role of Congress and the overall threat posed to constitutional democracy by emergency executive power. Overall, DePlato's book will be a helpful source for students of American government seeking an introduction to the dilemma of emergency executive power. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; undergraduate and graduate students. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThe arguments made in this book cover an important area of the presidency that is still considered 'unsettled' territory. The book is very well organized and covers key areas of this discussion. Justin DePlato has a point to make and a provocative position to defend. -- Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Chapter 1: The Theory of Executive Emergency Power Chapter 2: American Perspective on Executive Emergency Powers: Anti-Federalists versus Federalists Chapter 3: George Washington’s and Thomas Jefferson’s Interpretations and Applications of Executive Emergency Power Chapter 4: Presidents James Madison’s and Andrew Jackson’s Interpretations and Applications of Executive Emergency Power Chapter 5: President Lincoln’s Interpretation and Application of Executive Emergency Power Chapter 6: George W. Bush’s Interpretation and Application of Executive Emergency Power Following the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Conclusion","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040716194135,"sku":"9781498536196","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498536196.jpg?v=1750947609","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cavalier-presidency-9781498536196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}