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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... authority in attempting to end the war turned out to be even more assertive than ]ohnson's was in escalating it. The problem of presidential power is persistent. It continues to trouble observers, students, and practitioners of American ...
... authority of his oflice 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 nuclear age demand a more powerful executive? Is there a danger of ...
... authority of the President are both unconstitutional and dangerous to the best interests of our nation. RICHARD NIXON: Interview on Watergate 178 Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. GERALD FORD: Pardon ...
... authority, and of how necessary it is that we concern ourselves constantly with the oldest and most difficult problem of American government: determining the scope and the limits of presidential power. This problem has been the root of ...
... authority is excessive or inadequate, effective or illusory, the basis for dictatorship or the best defense of democracy. Depending on the historial period or the political orientation from which the office is viewed, each of these ...
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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