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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... complete and therefore more useful . I want to thank three associates who have helped me in preparing this revised edition : Julie Nadell , Martin Rosen and Anna Goldoff . PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION The American Presidency is the.
Concepts and Controversy Robert S. Hirschfield. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 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 ...
... First Letter of " Pacificus " by Alexander Hamilton 53 While ... the legislature can alone declare war ... it belongs to the executive power to do whatever else the law of nations . . . enjoins in the intercourse of the United States ...
... First Inaugural Address 106 ... in the event that the Congress shall fail to [ act ] , and in the event that the national emergency is still critical . . . I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis ...
... first elected President in a half century to be rejected at the polls . From Kennedy to Ronald Reagan we have had five Presidents , and none has served two terms . This discontinuity in the executive office is unprecedented in our ...
Contents
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Message to Congress on Wartime | 111 |
Some Thoughts on the Presidency | 120 |
From The Ordeal of Power | 126 |
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 |
A major factor in the Presidencys historic success is its | 449 |
Presidents of the United States | 482 |
Index | 496 |
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