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Article: The Federal Appointments Process: A Constitutional and Historical Analysis.
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- Presidential Studies Quarterly
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- March 1, 2002
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The Federal Appointments Process: A Constitutional and Historical Analysis. By Michael J. Gerhardt. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000. 400 pp.
[The president] shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of
the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls,
Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States,
whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall
be established by Law.
--U.S. Constitution
It is this clause in the Constitution that is central to Michael J. Gerhardt's comprehensive study of the federal appointments process. Unlike previous ...