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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... Crisis ANDREW JACKSON: Proclamation on Nullification 66 The laws of the United States must be executed. I have no discretionary power on the subject; my duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution. JAMES BUCHANAN: Message to ...
... crisis—broad executive power to wage a war against the emergency as great as the power that would be given me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT: Message to Congress on Wartime Stabilization I l ABRAHAM ...
... Crisis of Confidence” 200 The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America. RONALD REAGAN: Inaugural Address 206 In this present crisis, government is not the solution ...
... crisis demands. Presidential Power in Time of War EX PARTE MILLIGAN 238 No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of [the Constitution's] provisions can be suspended during any ...
... crisis concepts established by precedent, legitimized by public acceptance, and sustained by the abnormality of international affairs. RICHARD E. NEUSTADT: The Reality of Presidential Power 336 In terms of easing burdens, hence of ...
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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