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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... office has not yet adjusted to the twin blows of Vietnam / Watergate or because it is in a period of transition from the institution shaped by Franklin Roosevelt to one that must contend with difficult new political environments , both ...
... 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 sup- porters and opponents of the office , Presidents ...
... office in this land of all the people. . . . At no time and in no way and for no reason can a President allow the integrity or the responsibility or the freedom of the office ever to be compromised or diluted or destroyed, because when ...
... office is unprecedented in our history . And it is too early to tell whether Mr. Reagan's " politics of confidence " approach or his “ new federalism " concept or his attempt to create a conservative coalition in Congress will result in ...
... office. From George Washington's time to our own, political leaders, students of public affairs, and ordinary citizens have argued that presidential authority is excessive or inadequate, effective or illusory, the basis for dictatorship ...
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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