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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... course too simple, the standards of judgment too varied, and the connotations of “weak” and “strong” too value-laden. But properly understood as incorporating aspects of the more sophisticated classifications, they may well be used to ...
... course too simple, the standards of judgment too varied, and the connotations of “weak” and “strong” too value-laden. But properly understood as incorporating aspects of the more sophisticated classifications, they may well be used to ...
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... course of less than twenty years we shall find that we have given him enough to enable him to take all. It would be infinitely more prudent to give him at once as much as would content him, so that we might be able to retain the rest in ...
... course of less than twenty years we shall find that we have given him enough to enable him to take all. It would be infinitely more prudent to give him at once as much as would content him, so that we might be able to retain the rest in ...
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... course be the place of residence for the President and the great officers of state; the same observations of a great man will apply to the court of a President possessing the powers of a monarch, that is observed of that of a monarch ...
... course be the place of residence for the President and the great officers of state; the same observations of a great man will apply to the court of a President possessing the powers of a monarch, that is observed of that of a monarch ...
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... course has the command and control of the army, navy and militia; he is the general conservator of the peace of the union—he may pardon all offences, except in cases of impeachment, and the principal fountain of all offices and ...
... course has the command and control of the army, navy and militia; he is the general conservator of the peace of the union—he may pardon all offences, except in cases of impeachment, and the principal fountain of all offices and ...
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Contents
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15 | |
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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