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Making Constitutional Meaning.
- Source :
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Journal of the Early Republic . Fall2015, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p375-418. 44p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The article discusses a debate within the first U.S. Congress concerning the constitutional power of the U.S. president to remove officers of the executive branch and whether the power of impeachment was the only option for removal. According to the article, the debate was sparked by a proposal by U.S. representative James Madison and Congress eventually granted the president the power to remove executive officers. The article discusses the significance to which members of Congress attached the question, particularly concerning the concept of the essentialism of the U.S. Constitution.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02751275
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the Early Republic
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 108778721
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/jer.2015.0054