War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority

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Book Synopsis: Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war? War Powers argues that the Constitution doesn't offer a single legal answer to that question. But its structure and values indicate a vision of a well-functioning constitutional politics, one that enables the branches of government themselves to generate good answers to this question for the circumstances of their own times. Mariah Zeisberg shows that what matters is not that the branches enact the same constitutional settlement for all conditions, but instead how well they bring their distinctive governing capacities to bear on their interpretive work in context. Because the branches legitimately approach constitutional questions in different ways, interpretive conflicts between them can sometimes indicate a successful rather than deficient interpretive politics. Zeisberg argues for a set of distinctive constitutional standards for evaluating the branches and their relationship to one another, and she demonstrates how observers and officials can use those standards to evaluate the branches' constitutional politics. With cases ranging from the Mexican War and World War II to the Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Iran-Contra scandal, War Powers reinterprets central controversies of war powers scholarship and advances a new way of evaluating the constitutional behavior of officials outside of the judiciary.

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Discover the fascinating world of constitutional politics and the challenges faced by US presidents and Congress with War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority. This thought-provoking book takes you on a journey through armed interventions in historical events such as Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea, and unravels the core question of constitutional interpretation in war situations. You'll be captivated by the exploration of whether the president or Congress holds the constitutional authority to take the country to war.

Unlike other books on the topic, War Powers doesn't present a single legal answer to the question at hand. Instead, it delves into the structure and values of the Constitution, revealing a vision of a well-functioning constitutional politics. Through a skillful analysis, author Mariah Zeisberg highlights how the distinctive governing capacities of each branch of government contribute to the interpretive work they carry out in context.

What establishes the success of interpretive politics is not the branches enacting the same constitutional settlement for all conditions, but rather how effectively they bring about their unique approaches to constitutional questions. In fact, interpretive conflicts between the branches can indicate a successful, rather than deficient, interpretive politics. Zeisberg proposes a set of distinctive constitutional standards to evaluate the branches and their relationship with one another, providing observers and officials with a clear framework to assess the constitutional behavior of officials outside of the judiciary.

Journey through pivotal historical events such as the Mexican War, World War II, the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Iran-Contra scandal as you immerse yourself in the thought-provoking analysis and reinterpreted controversies presented in War Powers. Prepare to expand your understanding of war powers scholarship and gain a new perspective on evaluating the constitutional behavior of officials.

Don't miss out on this captivating book that challenges conventional notions of constitutional authority. Take a step into the world of constitutional politics and order your copy of War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority today!

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