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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... less as an exercise of political power than as a test of personal virtue. JOHN KENNEDY: Campaign Speech on the Presidency 130 He must be prepared to exercise the fullest powers of his office— all that are specified and some that are not ...
... less as an exercise of political power than as a test of personal virtue. JOHN KENNEDY: Campaign Speech on the Presidency 130 He must be prepared to exercise the fullest powers of his office— all that are specified and some that are not ...
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... less responsive to customary techniques of executive pressure and less amenable to presidential leadership. Congress has again become—as the Framers intended—the President's principal antagonist and most effective restrainer. But it has ...
... less responsive to customary techniques of executive pressure and less amenable to presidential leadership. Congress has again become—as the Framers intended—the President's principal antagonist and most effective restrainer. But it has ...
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... less true in our time. The institutionalization of presidential power in the modern period has, however, led to results which require a review of basic understandings and a reaffirmation of fundamental principles. If the need for a ...
... less true in our time. The institutionalization of presidential power in the modern period has, however, led to results which require a review of basic understandings and a reaffirmation of fundamental principles. If the need for a ...
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... less powerful and less pervasive executive office. But whether or not this turns out to be the case, it is reassuring to note that change has been characteristic of the Presidency since its inception and that both the office and the ...
... less powerful and less pervasive executive office. But whether or not this turns out to be the case, it is reassuring to note that change has been characteristic of the Presidency since its inception and that both the office and the ...
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... 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 peace ...
... 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 peace ...
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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