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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... legislative authority . . . . He must determine what degree of force the 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 ...
... legislative process . While the modern President is charged with formulating major legislative policies , he does not have a congres- sional majority on which he can depend . Although he is ostensibly the head of his own party , this ...
... legislative houses . But even if a party gains control of both the executive and legislative branches the effect is not the same as in parliamentary systems . For whether the Presi- dent's party does or does not control Congress ...
... legislative leader , Congress still cannot move on important or contro- versial issues . Moreover , the legislature's new information - gathering and problem - evaluating apparatus is not comparable to that of the Presidency . Nor is ...
... legislative leadership . Having limited policy objectives , he does not attempt to organize or mobilize his party . He is not comfortable with and seeks to avoid " politics . " The weak President is passive in the sense that he is a ...
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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