Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power

Jeremy D. Bailey

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Author
Jeremy D. Bailey
Publish Date
2007-07-09
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
296
Publisher Name
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521868319
ISBN-13
9780521868310
citemno
274093
SKU
9780521868310

Description

This book examines Thomas Jefferson's attempt to combine respect for a fundamental constitution with the fact that no set of laws can foresee every event. His solution to this problem offers a democratic, yet strong, alternative to the more common, Hamiltonian solution. Jefferson scholars have long written of 'two Jeffersons,' one before he became president and one after he became president. The first was opposed to a strong executive, while the second embraced one out of necessity. This book challenges this account. It presents Jefferson's understanding of executive power, which, though it developed over time, pointed to an executive that was both democratic and powerful.