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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... citizens have argued that presidential authority is excessive or inadequate, effective or illusory, the basis for dictatorship or the best defense of democracy. Depending on the historial period or the political orientation from which ...
... citizens have argued that presidential authority is excessive or inadequate, effective or illusory, the basis for dictatorship or the best defense of democracy. Depending on the historial period or the political orientation from which ...
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... citizen participation in the selection process, and coupled with the reform of campaign financing it has opened the process to a larger field of candidates. But it has also dealt a severe blow to the two major national parties. They are ...
... citizen participation in the selection process, and coupled with the reform of campaign financing it has opened the process to a larger field of candidates. But it has also dealt a severe blow to the two major national parties. They are ...
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... citizens' problems, and he has no plan to change the nation or the world. By nature and philosophy he distrusts the notion of a popular will which must be obeyed, fears highly centralized leadership, and is unconvinced that decisive ...
... citizens' problems, and he has no plan to change the nation or the world. By nature and philosophy he distrusts the notion of a popular will which must be obeyed, fears highly centralized leadership, and is unconvinced that decisive ...
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... citizen would be its first Chief Executive. In a document noted for its brevity, the executive provisions of the Constitution are notably brief. Like the document as a whole, but to a greater degree than in the provisions dealing with ...
... citizen would be its first Chief Executive. In a document noted for its brevity, the executive provisions of the Constitution are notably brief. Like the document as a whole, but to a greater degree than in the provisions dealing with ...
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... citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of ...
... citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of ...
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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