Martin B. Gold

The Twenty-Second Amendment and the Limits of Presidential Tenure

A Tradition Restored

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ratified in 1951, the Twenty-second Amendment imposed a two-term limit on presidents, maintaining checks and balances central to the American Constitution. This book examines its enormous effect on the institution of the presidency, public policy, and national politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9781498562683
• ISBN-10: 149856268X
• Artikelnr.: 62478596

Autorenporträt

Martin B. Gold is attorney and adjunct faculty of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: The Constitutional Convention (1787) And Its Aftermath
Chapter Two: A Tradition of Self-Restraint Begins: Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Chapter Three: A Tradition Challenged: Ulysses S. Grant (1880)
Chapter Four: A Tradition Under Severe Pressure: Theodore Roosevelt (1912)
Chapter Five: A Tradition In Unexpected Jeopardy: Woodrow Wilson (1920)
Chapter Six: A Tradition Interpreted: Calvin Coolidge (1928)
Chapter Seven: A Tradition Breached: The Third Term of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (1940)
Chapter Eight: Tradition Breached Again: The Fourth Term of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (1944)
Chapter Nine: The Constitution Amended (1947-1951)
Chapter Ten: The Last Unlimited President: Harry S. Truman (1952)
Chapter Eleven: The Question of Repeal