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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... action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. WILLIAM HOWARDTAFT. Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers 88 . . . the President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power ...
... action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. WILLIAM HOWARDTAFT. Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers 88 . . . the President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power ...
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... action. In the final analysis the key to control over the legislative process— whether by the legislators themselves or by the executive—lies outside the houses of Congress and the White House. It is to be found in the President's ...
... action. In the final analysis the key to control over the legislative process— whether by the legislators themselves or by the executive—lies outside the houses of Congress and the White House. It is to be found in the President's ...
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... action is always a virtue. These views are translated into a literalist conception of the constitutional and political systems, and a limitationist interpretation of the President's power in those systems. The weak President believes ...
... action is always a virtue. These views are translated into a literalist conception of the constitutional and political systems, and a limitationist interpretation of the President's power in those systems. The weak President believes ...
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... action, the only office representing the national interest, the focal position in American government and society. For him the Presidency's essential attribute is its power, and his purposes can be achieved only through the use of that ...
... action, the only office representing the national interest, the focal position in American government and society. For him the Presidency's essential attribute is its power, and his purposes can be achieved only through the use of that ...
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... action, and the nation's willingness to support the President if he chooses to act. While events—and particularly crises—can make vast authority available to the President, only a President who is prepared to act and whose popular ...
... action, and the nation's willingness to support the President if he chooses to act. While events—and particularly crises—can make vast authority available to the President, only a President who is prepared to act and whose popular ...
Contents
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II PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS | 46 |
III JUDICIAL VIEWS | 222 |
IV EXPERT VIEWS | 276 |
Presidents of the United States | 482 |
Bibliography | 483 |
Index | 496 |
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