The Power of the Pressidency: 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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... fight over the League of Nations, and Roosevelt when he presented his plan to “pack” the Supreme Court. The power of a power-oriented President is virtually unlimited if he enjoys the trust of the people, but if a President loses the ...
... fight against the Constitution, while James Madison, john Marshall, and ultimately Governor Edmund Randolph supported ratification. Virginia was the most doubtful state, and the discussion in its convention the most thorough, able, and ...
... fight against you: and what have you to oppose this force? What will then become of you and your rights? Will not absolute despotism ensue? it AN "OLD WHIG”: The Dangers of an Elected Monarch Antifederalist Attacks on the Presidency 27.
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Contents
in the event that the Congress should fail to act and | 112 |
Some Thoughts on the Presidency | 120 |
From The Ordeal of Power | 127 |
MidTerm Television Conversation | 136 |
Comments on the Presidency | 149 |
The Presidential Character | 367 |
The Limits of Presidential Power | 387 |
The Presidency and Its Paradoxes | 416 |
The Presidency in the 1980s | 433 |
Change and Continuity | 451 |
Presidents of the United States | 482 |
Index | 496 |
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