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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... foreign powers. ON WASHINGTON'S PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY: 59 The First Letter of “Helvidius” by James Madison . . . the two powers to declare war and to make treaties can never fall within a proper definition of executive powers ...
... foreign powers. ON WASHINGTON'S PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY: 59 The First Letter of “Helvidius” by James Madison . . . the two powers to declare war and to make treaties can never fall within a proper definition of executive powers ...
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... Foreign Affairs UNITED STATES V. CURTISS-WRIGHT EXPORT CORPORATION 227 ... we are here dealing [with] the very delicate, plenary, and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of ...
... Foreign Affairs UNITED STATES V. CURTISS-WRIGHT EXPORT CORPORATION 227 ... we are here dealing [with] the very delicate, plenary, and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of ...
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... foreign policy, or does it mean, as the Supreme Court once stated, that the President is America's “sole organ of government” in the field of international relations? The President is to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed ...
... foreign policy, or does it mean, as the Supreme Court once stated, that the President is America's “sole organ of government” in the field of international relations? The President is to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed ...
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... his independent constitutional authority, even in the field of foreign affairs, and he is comfortable in a political system of widely distributed power and responsibility. His hope is to pass on I N T R O D U C T I O N 9.
... his independent constitutional authority, even in the field of foreign affairs, and he is comfortable in a political system of widely distributed power and responsibility. His hope is to pass on I N T R O D U C T I O N 9.
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... foreign courts; as also to make treaties, leagues, and alliances with foreign states, assisted by the Senate, which when made becomes the supreme law of land. He is a constituent part of the legislative power, for every bill which shall ...
... foreign courts; as also to make treaties, leagues, and alliances with foreign states, assisted by the Senate, which when made becomes the supreme law of land. He is a constituent part of the legislative power, for every bill which shall ...
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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