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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... interest. WOODROW WILSON: The President's Role in American Government 92 The President is at liberty, both in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can. The Contemporary Presidency ON FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT. from Roosevelt's View of ...
... interest. WOODROW WILSON: The President's Role in American Government 92 The President is at liberty, both in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can. The Contemporary Presidency ON FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT. from Roosevelt's View of ...
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... interests of our nation. RICHARD NIXON: Interview on Watergate 178 Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. GERALD FORD: Pardon of Richard Nixon 183 My conscience tells me that only I, as President, have the ...
... interests of our nation. RICHARD NIXON: Interview on Watergate 178 Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. GERALD FORD: Pardon of Richard Nixon 183 My conscience tells me that only I, as President, have the ...
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... interest? Ostensibly, it is possible to get answers to such questions in the American governmental system. For interpretation of the Constitution's meaning is the function of the Supreme Court. But despite its vaunted reputation ...
... interest? Ostensibly, it is possible to get answers to such questions in the American governmental system. For interpretation of the Constitution's meaning is the function of the Supreme Court. But despite its vaunted reputation ...
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... interest groups, the media, economic enterprises, state and local governments—that have countervailing power. Leadership of a political system as complicated as ours is difficult to establish. And since the late 1960's it has become ...
... interest groups, the media, economic enterprises, state and local governments—that have countervailing power. Leadership of a political system as complicated as ours is difficult to establish. And since the late 1960's it has become ...
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... interests. To the extent that the new system still uses the form and framework of the old, our national parties remain only federations of state and local political organizations or factions I N T R O D U C T I O N 5.
... interests. To the extent that the new system still uses the form and framework of the old, our national parties remain only federations of state and local political organizations or factions I N T R O D U C T I O N 5.
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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