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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Constitution
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
We The People, Minnesota State University, Mankato
We The People, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Constitution
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Don’T’ Know Much About History: Constitutional Text, Practice, And Presidential Power, David A. Schultz
Don’T’ Know Much About History: Constitutional Text, Practice, And Presidential Power, David A. Schultz
David A Schultz
Assertions of presidential supremacy and power in affairs often invoke history, including events during the administration of George Washington, to defend their assertions. This article raises some questions regarding what we can learn from history for constitutional argument. It concedes generally that historical facts can support or buttress constitution argument, but more specifically it contends that acts undertaken by George Washington are problematic assertions for presidential power, especially those that assert “supremacist” or broad if not exclusive claims for presidential foreign policy authority. To do that, this article first describes how history is employed as constitutional argument for presidential power. …