1. War, Depression, and the Presidency, 1933-50.
- Author
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Rossiter, Clinton
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UNITED States history , *EXECUTIVE power , *WAR powers , *GREAT Depression, 1929-1939 , *EXECUTIVE-legislative relations , *HISTORY of the United States Constitution , *TWENTIETH century , *HISTORY , *DEPRESSIONS (Economics) , *HISTORY of executive power ,1901-1953 ,UNITED States involvement in World War II ,WORLD War II & society ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
A reprint of the article "War, Depression, and the Presidency, 1933-50," by Clinton Rossiter, which appeared in volume 17, number 4 of the journal in December 1950. The article discusses the U.S.'s Great Depression, World War II in the U.S. and American executive, or presidential, and emergency powers from 1933 through 1950. An overview of the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the president, including the constitutional nature of the relationship and Congress's relationship with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is provided.
- Published
- 2015