Separation of Powers: Documents and Commentary (Understanding Constitutional Principles) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568027273 ISBN 13: 9781568027272

Verlag: CQ Press, 2003

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Separation of powers is one of the fundamental principles underlying the U.S. system of government. The Constitution seeks to prevent abuses of power by separating government functions into independent branches - legislative, executive, and judicial. However, this system is sometimes inefficient. Separation of Powers, the first book in the Understanding Constitutional Principles Series, examines the crucial elements of this constitutional concept. The first half of the book explains the separation of powers doctrine, the core functions of the branches and the struggles between the branches. The second half of the book consists of approximately 75 primary source documents, with unique explanatory headnotes, exploring various historical and philosophical approaches to separation of powers as well as governmental documents from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

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Katy J. Harriger, volume editor, is an associate professor in the political science department at Wake Forest University. She is the author of Independent Justice: The Federal Special Prosecutor in American Politics (University Press of Kansas, Second Edition, 2000).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CQ Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1568027273
• ISBN 13: 9781568027272
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 410
• Herausgeber: Harriger Katy J.
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