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Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powerśand limitśthat it places on the presidency. From the document itself and from American historýs most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were granted to the presidency, how the Bill of Rights limits those powers, and what ́we the peoplé can do to influence the natiońs highest public officéincluding,...
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This meticulously researched account of assaults on democracy by five presidents who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy and committed crimes with impunity shows how citizens like Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Daniel Ellsberg fought back against presidential abuses of power.
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