The little understood yet great power of impeachment lodged in the Congress is dissected in this text through history by Raoul Berger, a leading scholar on the subject. He sheds new light on whether impeachment is limited to indictable crimes, on whether there is jurisdiction to impeach for misconduct outside office, and on whether impeachment must precede indictment. Berger also finds firm footing in contesting the views of one-time Judge Robert Bork and President Nixon's lawyer, James St Clair.
The little understood yet great power of impeachment lodged in the Congress is dissected in this text through history by Raoul Berger, a leading schol...
Originally published in 1977, this book launched a national debate on the proper role of American courts that has continued down to the present. One of the first constitutional scholars to question the growth of judicial activism in modern America, Berger contended that the United States Supreme Court, throughout most of the 20th century, has been engaged in a continuing revision of the Constitution, under the guise of 'interpretation', that has subverted our democratic institutions.
Originally published in 1977, this book launched a national debate on the proper role of American courts that has continued down to the present. One o...
