While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers

by Jon C. Pevehouse, William G. Howell, Jon Pevehouse

Book Overview

Nearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a resounding "no." In While Dangers Gather, William Howell and Jon Pevehouse reach a very different conclusion.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134626
• ISBN13: 9780691134628
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.1"