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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... White House. But the problem with which the book is concemed—definition of the scope and limits of presidential power—remains the same despite changes of party or Presidents. That problem became a critical issue for Americans during the ...
... White House is probably proportionate to the confidence and trust of the people in the ofiice of President. JIMMY CARTER: Address on America's “Crisis of Confidence” 200 The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to ...
... White House the political power or legal authority necessary to manage public affairs. LOUIS W. KOENIG: The Swings and Roundabouts of Presidential Power 440 A major factor in the Presidency's historic success. . . is its remarkable ...
... White House while the party as a whole fails to win a majority of seats in one or both legislative houses. But even if a party gains control of both the executive and legislative branches the effect is not the same as in parliamentary ...
... houses of Congress and the White House. It is to be found in the Presidents relationship with the American people. Congress can be mobilized against the President only when he has lost public approval and there is a general and ...
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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