Impeachment : an American history
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New York : Modern Library, 2018.
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Cornwall Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 Impeachment | On Shelf |
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 Imp | On Shelf |
Highland Mills-Woodbury Public Library Rushmore Branch - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 IMP | On Shelf |
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73068 IMP | On Shelf |
Monticello-Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 IMPEACHMENT | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2018.
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Book
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xxiv, 270 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-254) and index.
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"Impeachment is rare, and for good reason. Designed to check tyrants or defend the nation from a commander-in-chief who refuses to do so, the process of impeachment outlined in the Constitution is what Thomas Jefferson called "the most formidable weapon for the purpose of a dominant faction that was ever contrived." It nullifies the will of voters, the basic foundation of legitimacy for all representative democracies. Only three times has a president's conduct led to such political disarray as to warrant his potential removal from office, transforming a political crisis into a constitutional one. None has yet succeeded. In the first book to consider these three presidents alone, and the one thing they have in common, Jeffrey Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker explain that the basis and process of impeachment is more political than it is a legal verdict. The Constitution states that the president, "shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors," leaving room for historical precedent and the temperament of the time to weigh heavily on each case. These three cases highlight factors beyond the president's behavior that impact the likelihood and outcome of an impeachment: the president's relationship with Congress, the power and resilience of the office itself, and the polarization of the moment. This is a realist, rather than hypothetical, view of impeachment that looks to history for clues about its future--with one obvious candidate in mind"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engel, J. A., Meacham, J., Naftali, T., & Baker, P. (2018). Impeachment: an American history (First edition.). Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffrey A. Engel et al.. 2018. Impeachment: An American History. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffrey A. Engel et al.. Impeachment: An American History Modern Library, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engel, Jeffrey A., Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker. Impeachment: An American History First edition., Modern Library, 2018.
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