The Unitary Executive Theory – A Danger to Constitutional Government Crouch

The Unitary Executive TheoryA Danger to Constitutional Government\nAuthor(s): Jeffrey P. Crouch, Mark J. Rozell, Mitchel A. Sollenberger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700630035, 978-0700630035\nSynopsis\nI have an Article II,' Donald Trump has announced, citing the US Constitution, 'where I have the right to do whatever I want as president.' Though this statement would have come as a shock to the framers of the Constitution, it fairly sums up the essence of 'the unitary executive theory.' This theory, which emerged during the Reagan administration and gathered strength with every subsequent presidency, counters the system of checks and balances that constrains a president's executive impulses. It also, the authors of this book contend, counters the letter and spirit of the Constitution.\n\nIn their account of the rise of unitary executive theory over the last several decades, the authors refu.