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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... power to meet today's needs or do the problems of the nuclear age demand a more powerful executive ? Is there a danger of dictatorship in the growth of presidential authority or will the Presidency remain an office of constitutional ...
... Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. II. PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS 46 The Initial Expansion of Presidential Power ON GEORGE WASHINGTONS PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITYI 53 The First Letter of “Pacificus” by ...
... power in defense of the government forced upon him . ABRAHAM LINCOLN ... power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power or ... executive power to wage a war against the emer- gency as great as the power ...
... Presidential Power in Foreign Affairs UNITED STATES V. CURTISS - WRIGHT EXPORT CORPORATION 227 ... we are here dealing [ with ] the very delicate , plenary , and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal ...
Concepts and Controversy Robert S. Hirschfield. Executive Privilege UNITED STATES V. NIXON 267 The legitimate needs of the judicial process may outweigh presi- dential privilege . IV . EXPERT VIEWS 276 The Scope of Presidential Power ...
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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