Timothy S Boylan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy S Boylan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy S |
| FAMILY NAME | Boylan |
| SIGNATURE | BOYLAN T S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Constitution and the War Power
This paper examines whether constitutional interpretations of the proper roles of the executive and the legislative branches influence Congress members’ voting decisions on use of force votes. Specifically, the authors examine the hypothesis that some members are presidentialists—those whose constitutional interpretations favor the executive—and others are congressionalists—those whose constitutional interpretations defend congressional prerogati…
Discourses of War
In writing the U.S. Constitution the framers anticipated that the use of American military force should require an extraordinary consensus between Congress and the President. The era of the Vietnam War led many to believe that Congress had become the junior partner to presidents who exercised an increasing degree of constitutional independence in use of force issues. The War Powers Resolution (WPR) of 1973 attempted to address that constitutional…
The War Powers Resolution
Nearly three decades ago Congress overturned a veto by President Nixon and passed the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Supporters of the resolution took heart that Congress was, at last, challenging the increasingly unilateral exercise of presidential power in matters of war and peace. The most enthusiastic proponents of the resolution believed that it would reinvigorate a legislative branch which, through a half-century of depression, world war, a…
The Law
Recent war powers debates have seen the emergence of two opposing viewpoints. Those who advocate close adherence to the Constitution and who assume congressional predominance in matters of war have squared off against those who point to modern political realities that require presidential independence and power. This article argues that the resulting interpretive dichotomy is both false and unnecessary. The Constitution created a vigorous executi…
War Powers, Constitutional Balance, and the Imperial Presidency Idea at Century's End
Keeping the People's Liberties
Discourses of War
In writing the U.S. Constitution the framers anticipated that the use of American military force should require an extraordinary consensus between Congress and the President. The era of the Vietnam War led many to believe that Congress had become the junior partner to presidents who exercised an increasing degree of constitutional independence in use of force issues. The War Powers Resolution (WPR) of 1973 attempted to address that constitutional…
War Powers, Constitutional Balance, and the Imperial Presidency Idea at Century's End
War Powers, Constitutional Balance, and the Imperial Presidency Idea at Century's End
Keeping the People's Liberties
The War Powers Resolution
Nearly three decades ago Congress overturned a veto by President Nixon and passed the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Supporters of the resolution took heart that Congress was, at last, challenging the increasingly unilateral exercise of presidential power in matters of war and peace. The most enthusiastic proponents of the resolution believed that it would reinvigorate a legislative branch which, through a half-century of depression, world war, a…
The Law
Recent war powers debates have seen the emergence of two opposing viewpoints. Those who advocate close adherence to the Constitution and who assume congressional predominance in matters of war have squared off against those who point to modern political realities that require presidential independence and power. This article argues that the resulting interpretive dichotomy is both false and unnecessary. The Constitution created a vigorous executi…
Discourses of War
In writing the U.S. Constitution the framers anticipated that the use of American military force should require an extraordinary consensus between Congress and the President. The era of the Vietnam War led many to believe that Congress had become the junior partner to presidents who exercised an increasing degree of constitutional independence in use of force issues. The War Powers Resolution (WPR) of 1973 attempted to address that constitutional…
The Constitution and the War Power
This paper examines whether constitutional interpretations of the proper roles of the executive and the legislative branches influence Congress members’ voting decisions on use of force votes. Specifically, the authors examine the hypothesis that some members are presidentialists—those whose constitutional interpretations favor the executive—and others are congressionalists—those whose constitutional interpretations defend congressional prerogati…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Constitution (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Presidential system (3 works) · Constitutional law (2 works)