
Presidents and the Constitution
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Volume 1 – Table of Contents
Volume 2 – Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | i | |
The Bill of Rights Institute Councils | ii | |
Preface | iii | |
The Bill of Rights | iv | |
UNIT ONE – Powers Herein Granted: The President and Federal Power |
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Constitutional Connection: The President and Federal Power | 2 | |
“The Presidency and Federal Power” by Marc Landy, Ph.D | 4 | |
Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase | 8 | |
Grover Cleveland and the Texas Seed Bill Veto | 16 | |
Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Great Depression | 24 | |
UNIT TWO – Commander in Chief: War and the Constitution |
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Constitutional Connection: War and the Constitution | 36 | |
“Commanders in Chief at War” by Gleaves Whitney | 38 | |
War in the Early Republic | 42 | |
Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the War Powers Resolution | 48 | |
George W. Bush and the War on Terror | 58 | |
UNIT THREE – Faithfully Execute: The President as Enforcer of the Law |
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Constitutional Connection: The President as Enforcer of the Law | 66 | |
“The President as Enforcer of the Law” by David Marion, Ph.D. | 68 | |
George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion | 72 | |
Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal | 78 | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Little Rock Crisis | 86 | |
UNIT FOUR – High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Impeachment and the Constitution |
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Constitutional Connection: Impeachment and the Constitution | 102 | |
“Impeachment and the Constitution” by Stuart Leibiger, Ph.D. | 106 | |
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson | 110 | |
Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal | 118 | |
The Impeachment of Bill Clinton | 126 | |
UNIT FIVE – Together with the Vice President: Presidents and the Transfer of Power |
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Constitutional Connection: Presidents and the Transfer of Power | 134 | |
“Transfer of Presidential Power” by Robert M. S. McDonald, Ph.D. | 136 | |
The Election of 1800 | 140 | |
The Election of 1860 | 146 | |
The Resignation of Richard Nixon | 158 | |
Answer Key | 164 | |
Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence | 173 | |
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States | 176 | |
Appendix C: The Bill of Rights | 186 | |
National Standards Correlations | 187 | |
Special Thanks and Image Credits | 188 |
Header photo provided by The National Park Service