Keith Whittington Associate Professor of Politics Princeton University
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Constitutional Construction: Divided Powers and Constitutional Meaning
Table of Contents
Preface ix
One: The Political Constitution 1
Interpreting Constructions 3
Recognizing Constructions 9
Getting Down to Cases 15
Two: The Chase Impeachment and Shaping the Federal Judiciary 20
Constructing Impeachments 25
Reconsidering the Judicial Power 40
Conclusion 65
Three: The Nullification Crisis and the Limits of National Power 72
Nullification and the Structure of Federalism 74
Protectionism and the Struggle for Free Trade 93
Conclusion 107
Four: Andrew Johnson and Executive Construction 113
Reconfiguring the Presidency and Executive Powers 117
Reconstructing Impeachments 140
Conclusion 152
Five: Richard Nixon and the Leadership of the Modern State 158
Control over Budgeting 162
Constraining the War Powers 173
Accountability in Intelligence 186
Conclusion 201
Six: Building the American Constitution 207
Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice 208
The Constitution in American Political History 214
Constitutional Structures and Forms 223
Notes 231
Index 297
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