The Power of the Presidency: Concepts and ControversyRobert S. Hirschfield The American presidency is the most powerful political office in the world. But this impressive statement serves only to raise a whole series of fundamental questions: What is the scope of presidential powers and what are its limits? Can the president use all the authority of his office or is that authority more formal than effective? Does the presidency have sufficient power to meet today's needs or do the problems of the modern age demand a more powerful executive? Is there a danger of dictatorship in the growth of political authority or will the presidency remain an office of constitutional democratic leadership?This book explores such questions by presenting a wide range of views on presidential power from a variety of sources: original supporters and opponents of the office; presidents themselves; Supreme Court decisions; and professional students of the presidency. |
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... vested in a President of the United States of America. Antifederalist Attacks on the Presidency PATRICK HENRY: Speech Against Ratification This Constitution squints towards monarchy. . . . If your American chief be a.
... vested in a President of the United States of America. Antifederalist Attacks on the Presidency PATRICK HENRY: Speech Against Ratification This Constitution squints towards monarchy. . . . If your American chief be a.
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... chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! AN “OLD WHIG”: The Dangers of an Elected Monarch [The President] is in reality to be a king, as much a king as the king of Great Britain, and a ...
... chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! AN “OLD WHIG”: The Dangers of an Elected Monarch [The President] is in reality to be a king, as much a king as the king of Great Britain, and a ...
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... Chief Magistrate derives all his authority from the people, and they have conferred none upon him to fix terms for the separation of the states. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Message to Congress in Special Session It was with the deepest regret that ...
... Chief Magistrate derives all his authority from the people, and they have conferred none upon him to fix terms for the separation of the states. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Message to Congress in Special Session It was with the deepest regret that ...
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... Chief Magistrate and His Powers ...the President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power or justly implied and included within such express grant as proper and necessary to its ...
... Chief Magistrate and His Powers ...the President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power or justly implied and included within such express grant as proper and necessary to its ...
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