Imbalance of Powers: Constitutional Interpretation and the Making of American Foreign Policy. (book reviews)

Edward Keynes, Pennsylvania State University

"There is an imbalance of powers in the making of American foreign policy," writes Gordon Silverstein, "instigated by presidents of both parties, acquiesced to by legislators of both parties, and influenced and legitimated by a series of court decisions . . . since the world wars" (p. 221). Prior to the 1940s, Silverstein argues, various presidents interpreted their powers over foreign affairs broadly but did not attempt to justify their conduct in terms of a constitutional theory of plenary or inherent presidential ...

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