\aPresidential constitutionalism in perilous times / \c Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
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\a1st ed.
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\aCambridge, Mass. : \b Harvard University Press, \c 2009.
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\a235 p. ; \c 24 cm.
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\aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-226) and index.
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\aPresidential power and constitutionalism -- Constitutionalism and executive power -- Dynamic variables in emergency constitutionalism -- Emergencies and constitutional perspectives -- Presidents and constitutionalism -- Abraham Lincoln : "popular demand and public necessity" -- Woodrow Wilson : "if there should be disloyalty, it will be dealt with with a firm hand of stern repression" -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt : "every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage" -- Harry S. Truman : "within the aggregate of his constitutional powers" -- George W. Bush and constitutionalism -- Torture -- Surveillance -- Detention.