...For almost fifty years, astute political observers have warned of the emergence of an “imperial presidency” that threatens the very fabric of our constitutional system of checks and balances. Central to such claims is the president’s power of unilateral action – the power to effect significant...

... Bryan McCormick James Meernik James Peaker Jeffrey Prins Brandon Wittkopf Eugene Kiewiet Roderick McCubbins Mathew Canes Wrone Brandice Lewis David “two presidencies” hypothesis Wildavsky Aaron Mayhew David crisis jurisprudence Constitution imperial presidency presidential power Wars...

...This chapter examines Jean Toche's 2009 exhibition Impressions from the Rogue Bush Imperial Presidency, seen as an indictment of the deceitful, empire-building Bush administration and how it operated with criminal villainy. Documentary photography bears witness to moments...

... on the unilateral president. Foremost among these checks is the constraining power of public opinion. Articles of Confederation balance of power Congress approval ratings and constitutional issues courts ACLU v Clapper and executive power Federalist Papers The Hamilton Alexander imperial presidency...