The President Who Would Not Be King by Michael W. McConnell, ... - 9780691234199

The President Who Would Not Be KingExecutive Power under the Constitution\nAuthor(s): Michael W. McConnell, Stephen Macedo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691234199, 978-0691234199\nSynopsis\nVital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extentand limitsof presidential power\n\nOne of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king. In today's divided public square, presidential power has never been more contested. The President Who Would Not Be King cuts through the partisan rancor to reveal what the Constitution really tells us about the powers of the president.\n\nMichael McConnell provides a comprehensive account of the drafting of presidential powers. Because the framers met behind closed doors and left no records of their deliberati.