The Imperial Congress
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th Century, 20th Century
| Author: | Thomas Fleming | ISBN: | 9781612301099 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. | Publication: | August 30, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas Fleming |
| ISBN: | 9781612301099 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. |
| Publication: | August 30, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Today's spectacle of an imperial Congress battling the president of the United States is unsettling to many Americans. But it should not come as a surprise. Since the earliest days of the republic, writes New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming in this essay, Congress has sought to seize power for itself and diminish the presidency.
Today's spectacle of an imperial Congress battling the president of the United States is unsettling to many Americans. But it should not come as a surprise. Since the earliest days of the republic, writes New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming in this essay, Congress has sought to seize power for itself and diminish the presidency.
