The President's Czars: Undermining Congress and the Constitution

by Sollenberger, Mitchel A.; Rozell, Mark J.

• ISBN13: 9780700618361
• ISBN10: 0700618368
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780700621897
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-12
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
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Author Biography

Mitchel A. Sollenberger is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and author of The President Shall Nominate: How Congress Trumps Executive Power. Mark J. Rozell is professor of public policy at George Mason University and author of Executive Privilege: Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Czars and the U.S. Constitution	p. 1
The Origins and Growth of Executive Branch Czars	p. 27
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Czars in the Modern Presidency	p. 53
Harry S. Truman-Lyndon B. Johnson: Consolidating the Use of Czars	p. 78
Richard M. Nixon-Jimmy Carter: Congress's Feeble Response	p. 100
Ronald Reagan-Bill Clinton: The Reemergence of Czars	p. 121
George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the Vast Proliferation of Czars	p. 137
Conclusions: Restoring the Constitutional Balance	p. 163
Appendix: An Index of Czars and Media-Labeled Czars, 1919-2011	p. 181
Notes	p. 211
Index	p. 287
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