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Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils

Autor William Howard Taft
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 apr 2009
The modern presidency is increasingly seen as in trouble by all sides of the political spectrum and by people of the most diverse political views. Understanding why this is the case requires examining the basic principles of the presidency itself, and there is no better place to start than William Howard Taft's Popular Government. His views on executive power and constitutional interpretation of this power are not rooted in nostalgia. Instead, Taft describes how and why the Progressive Movement marked one of the major turning points in American political thought.
Taft wrote out of concern over the nature of the American system itself. He sought to describe the founding principles of the country, arguing that grasping these is essential for Americans' understanding of themselves as a people and for their daily exercise of citizenship. The concerns he addressed remain central today. Th at is because Taft's quarrels with the liberal-progressive tradition in politics have not yet completely played themselves out, either in academic life, or in the political arena.
In a brilliant new introduction, Sidney Pearson argues that neither Roosevelt nor Wilson should be viewed as enemies of free government by any serious student of American political thought, nor should Taft be so regarded either. The concerns Taft engages remain important for any understanding of the problems that confront the American experiment in popular government. Popular Government is a basic introduction to debate about the nature of the presidency and the larger constitutional context in which such arguments take place. Th ere is no better way to gain perspective on the debate than reading this volume.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412810449
ISBN-10: 1412810442
Pagini: 366
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction I. The Meaning of ''We, the People of the United States, in the Preamble of the Constitution II. The Representative System III. The Initiative and the Referendum IV. The Initiative, the Referendum, the Recall (Continued) V. The Direct Primary VI. In Order to Form a More Perfect Union VII. To Establish Justice VIII. To Establish Justice (Continued) The Selection and Tenure of Judges IX. To Establish Justice (Continued) Public Need of Educated Lawyers and Judges-The Necessity and Advantage of Judge-Made Laws X. To Insure Domestic Tranquillity, Provide for the Common Defense

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The modern presidency is increasingly seen as in trouble by all sides of the political spectrum and by people of the most diverse political views