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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... declare war. . . it belongs to the executive power to do whatever else the law of nations . . . enjoins in the intercourse of the United States with foreign powers. ON WASHINGTONS PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY: 59 The First Letter of ...
... declaring Truman's seizure of the steel mills unconstitutional, and as Congress did by refusing to enact additional New Deal legislation in the wake of Roosevelt's abortive court-packing plan. Public pressure can become so great that a ...
... declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such oflicer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected.2 The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation ...
... declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. Section 4. The Congress may by law ...
... declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his oflice, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President ...
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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