@inbook{11443, author = {Keith Whittington}, title = {Judicial Checks on the Presidency}, abstract = {

The judicial check on the American presidency is a supplemental tool for limiting executive power. Even so, the courts do provide a potential mechanism for constraining the executive branch. This chapter reviews both the doctrinal framework and the empirical literature regarding how courts monitor and check the executive branch.

}, year = {2009}, journal = {The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, address = {Cambridge, UK}, language = {eng}, }