The Constitution and National Security: A Bicentennial View
Abstract
This book contains papers from a conference on the U.S. Constitution and national security that was held by the National Defense University. Part I, Dividing Constitutional Powers, contains "White House Decisionmaking," by Paul Anderson; "The Intellectual Legacy of Our Constitution," by Gregory D. Foster; "Foreign Policy and Congressional Presidential Relations," by Robert Jervis; "National Security -- Shared and Divided Powers," by Howard E. Shuman; "The Power of the Purse," by Robert F. Turner; and "The Constitution, Congressional Government, and the Imperial Republic," by Robert S. Wood. Part II, The Evolution of the Presidency, contains "Presidential Powers and National Security," by Larry Berman; "Can the President Lead?," by George C. Edwards, III; "Executive Prerogatives, the Constitution, and National Security," by Joseph E. Goldberg; "Presidential Transitions and National Security Issues," by James P. Pfiffner; "Congress, National Security, and the Rise of the Presidential Branch," by Nelson W. Polsby; and "Institutionalization, Deinstitutionalization, and Leadership," by Bert A. Rockman. Part III, The Constitution and Foreign Policy, contains "The War Powers Resolution," by John C. Culver; "The Legitimacy of the Congressional National Security Role," by Louis Fisher; "Foreign Policy and the Economic World Order of the 1990s," by Gerald Garvey; "Nuclear Defense Policy: The Constitutional Framework," by Louis Henkin; "The War Powers Resolution: Congress versus the President," by Morris S. Ogul; "National Security and the United States Judiciary," by C. Herman Pritchett; "The Constitutionality of Strategic Planning," by George H. Quester; and "Legal Lessons in National Security," by Edwin Timbers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA259355
Entities
People
- Howard E. Shuman
- Walter R. Thomas
Organizations
- National Defense University