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x, 214 pages ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Landmark law cases & American society |
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Landmark law cases & American society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (205-210) and index. |
| Contents |
President Carter, China, and the coming clash in the court -- Goldwater's Congressional allies and Carter's tepid supporters -- In the court of Oliver Gasch -- The court of appeals, the merits of the case, and conflict with Iran -- In the Supreme Court : the political question doctrine -- Aftermath -- Chronology. |
| Summary |
"Goldwater v. Carter tells the story of the Supreme Court decision to uphold President Jimmy Carter's unilateral decision to nullify the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China (Taiwan), thereby enabling the United States to establish relations with the People's Republic of China. Senator (and former presidential candidate) Barry Goldwater and other members of Congress brought a lawsuit against Carter, arguing that Carter needed Senate approval to take this action. Goldwater claimed that if Carter could withdraw from the treaty with Taiwan, then another president could theoretically withdraw from NATO, thereby endangering the global political order. Ironically, years later, this very threat was posed by President Donald Trump, who stood in the mold of Goldwater's brand of conservatism. Joshua Kastenberg places the case of Goldwater v. Carter in the larger context of executive power. While presidential power had increased in the wake of FDR's New Deal, Congress curbed this expansion of executive branch authority as a result of the Vietnam conflict, placing restrictions on the presidency in areas of foreign policy and national security that had not been seen since the defeat of the League of Nations in the Senate in 1919. The Court's decision in favor of Carter, however, marked a return to the growth of the "imperial presidency," which has since only continued to expand"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Treaty-making power -- United States.
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Executive power -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Treaties.
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Treaties -- Termination.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- China.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981.
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Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China (1954 December 2)
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Diplomatic relations (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Executive power (OCoLC)fst00917857
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Treaties -- Termination
(OCoLC)fst01155882
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Treaty-making power (OCoLC)fst01155892
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China (OCoLC)fst01206073
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Taiwan (OCoLC)fst01207854
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1977-1981
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| Added Title |
Goldwater versus Carter |
| ISBN |
9780700635474 paperback |
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0700635475 paperback |
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9780700635467 hardcover |
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0700635467 hardcover |
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9780700635481 electronic book |
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