Testing the Limits
George W. Bush and the Imperial Presidency- Editors:
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- Publisher:
- 2009
Summary
This collaboration of distinguished presidential scholars offers one of the first book-length post-presidency analyses of President George W. Bush and his policies. Mark J. Rozell and Gleaves Whitney have assembled a varied list of contributors from both ends of the political spectrum, bringing together academics and professionals to provide a glimpse into the politics and policies that defined President George W. Bush's presidency. Testing the Limits discusses all aspects of the Bush policy and administration, from staff appointments to foreign and domestic policy to budgetary politics. Several contributors focus their energy on the expansion of presidential powers during Bush presidency, assessing the increased influence of the Vice-President, the politicization of federal court appointments, and the development of executive privilege and presidential secrecy.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2009
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-0039-5
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-0041-8
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 286
- Product type
- Edited Book
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgements No access
- Introduction No access
- Chapter 01. The Evolution of the George W. Bush Presidency No access
- Chapter 02. The Bush Staff and Cabinet System No access
- Chapter 03. George W. Bush’s Domestic Policy Agenda No access
- Chapter 04. How George W. Bush Remade American Foreign Policy No access
- Chapter 05. The Deficit Redux: Budget Politics during the Bush Administration No access
- Chapter 06. The Anatomy of a Divorce: Conservatives versus George W. Bush No access
- Chapter 07. War Powers in the Bush Administration No access
- Chapter 08. Bush and the War Power: A Critique from Outside No access
- Chapter 09. George Bush as Commander in Chief No access
- Chapter 10. Executive Privilege: The Bush Record and Legacy No access
- Chapter 11. Bush’s Greatest Legacy? The Federal Courts and the Republican Regime No access
- Chapter 12. George W. Bush and the Imperial Presidency No access
- Index No access Pages 269 - 280
- About the Authors No access Pages 281 - 286





