To chain the dog of war : the war power of Congress in history and law
Print Book, English, ©1989
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, ©1989
History
xiii, 361 pages ; 23 cm
9780252016226, 9780252060687, 025201622X, 0252060687
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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
The Presidency in Its Historical Setting
The War Clause
Acts of War
Declarations of War and Wars de Facto
Presidential References to Congress and Refusals to Act
The Government of the Armed Forces
The Commander in Chief Clause
Indian Wars and Border Crossings
Lists of Wars
Naval Landings
The President as Universal Providence
Power in Foreign Relations
The Delegation of the War Power
Ratification and Delegation by Appropriation
The Doctrine of Political Questions
Covert War
The War Power in the Nuclear Age
The Presidency as an Ideal Type
Law and the Control of Violence
Appendix A: Views of Leading Authorities on the Power to Initiate War
Appendix B: Statutes Directing the President
Cases, Statutes, and Various Government Documents
Bibliography
Case Index
General Index
Includes indexes