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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... duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution. JAMESBUCHANAN: Message to Congress 69 Apart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may be practicable, the Executive has no authority to decide what shall be the relations ...
... duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution. JAMESBUCHANAN: Message to Congress 69 Apart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may be practicable, the Executive has no authority to decide what shall be the relations ...
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... duty of employing the war power in defense of the government forced upon him. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Letter to A. G. Hodges 83 I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the preservation ...
... duty of employing the war power in defense of the government forced upon him. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Letter to A. G. Hodges 83 I felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional, might become lawful by becoming indispensable to the preservation ...
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... duty [to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”] limited to the enforcement of acts of Congress or of treaties of the United States according to their express terms; or does it include the rights, duties, and obligations ...
... duty [to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”] limited to the enforcement of acts of Congress or of treaties of the United States according to their express terms; or does it include the rights, duties, and obligations ...
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... duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer ...
... duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer ...
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... duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of ...
... duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority 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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