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03163aam a2200529 i 4500 001 0C1313DA71B711EB8A4F4B2E3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210218010021 008 191204t20202020ilua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019054894 020 $a 022670436X 020 $a 9780226704364 020 $a 022670422X 020 $a 9780226704227 035 $a (OCoLC)1117915612 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK516 $b .C48 2020 082 00 $a 352.23/50973 $2 23 100 1 $a Christenson, Dino, $e author. 245 14 $a The myth of the imperial presidency : $b how public opinion checks the unilateral executive / $c Dino P. Christenson, Douglas L. Kriner. 264 1 $a Chicago : $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2020. 300 $a x, 284 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a An imperial presidency? -- How Americans think about unilateral action -- Congressional pushback in the public sphere -- Rethinking the role of the courts -- A popular check on unilateralism -- Pathways of political constraint -- Democratic decline? 520 $a "Many have long decried the dramatic expansion of presidential unilateral power since the New Deal and World War II. The Republicans complained about Barack Obama's use of executive orders on issues dealing with the environment and immigration among other areas while Democrats and many Republicans object to Donald Trump's use of executive authority in areas like trade and to build his wall on the border with Mexico. However, the most perplexing question is what can explain the relative paucity, not the proliferation, of unilateral actions. In this book the authors look at the role of public opinion and the political costs that might follow unilateral action as constraints on presidents. The authors argue that public opinion-not formal checks by Congress and the courts-serves as the primary constraint on the unilateral executive"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack. 600 10 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- 600 17 $a Obama, Barack. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00348231 600 17 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00174117 650 0 $a Executive power $z United States. 650 0 $a Separation of powers $z United States. 650 0 $a Public opinion $x Political aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2009-2017. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2017- 650 7 $a Executive power. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917857 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Public opinion $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082794 650 7 $a Separation of powers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01112740 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a Since 2009 $2 fast 700 1 $a Kriner, Douglas L., $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317025625.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0C1313DA71B711EB8A4F4B2E3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search