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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... Congressional intention ? Judicial rulings ? His own determination of constitutionality or political expediency ? The very first words of Article II read : " The Executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of ...
... congressional elections are separate , a party's nominee may capture the 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 ...
... congressional will . It has also led Congress to prepare itself better for battle with the President by establishing a Budget Office and other information agencies of its own . The end result is a national legislature more independent ...
... congressional con- sent or cooperation curtailed . At a more serious level of confronta- tion , the legislature and other centers of countervailing power may assert their authority and rebuff the President , as the Supreme Court did in ...
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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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