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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... periods in its history. In the prior Preface I noted that the problem of presidential power had become a critical ... period of transition from the institution shaped by Franklin Roosevelt to one that must contend with difficult new ...
... periods in its history. In the prior Preface I noted that the problem of presidential power had become a critical ... period of transition from the institution shaped by Franklin Roosevelt to one that must contend with difficult new ...
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... period or the political orientation from which the office is viewed, each of these seemingly contradictory assessments may be valid. But taken together they reflect two essential facts about presidential power—that it cannot be ...
... period or the political orientation from which the office is viewed, each of these seemingly contradictory assessments may be valid. But taken together they reflect two essential facts about presidential power—that it cannot be ...
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... periods of grave national emergency. Although in the Court's latest major decision on presidential power it rejected Mr. Nixon's claim of absolute “executive privilege” and ordered him to make available information relevant to the ...
... periods of grave national emergency. Although in the Court's latest major decision on presidential power it rejected Mr. Nixon's claim of absolute “executive privilege” and ordered him to make available information relevant to the ...
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... periods of time. The proliferation of presidential primaries and the absence of party machinery to support a sitting ... period of time requires an incumbent to begin running for renomination at least a year before his term ends. The ...
... periods of time. The proliferation of presidential primaries and the absence of party machinery to support a sitting ... period of time requires an incumbent to begin running for renomination at least a year before his term ends. The ...
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... periods of “normalcy,” of consolidation, of national reconciliation and “good feeling"; the latter with times of ... period of Ostensible “normalcy” which he regarded as unperceived emergency, but he encountered no resistance when he ...
... periods of “normalcy,” of consolidation, of national reconciliation and “good feeling"; the latter with times of ... period of Ostensible “normalcy” which he regarded as unperceived emergency, but he encountered no resistance when he ...
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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