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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... popularity of the incumbent President and the degree to which he enjoys the public's trust and confidence . All of these factors change from time to time and from President to President . They are constantly in flux , and since the ...
... popular or governmental support for mea- sures that reflect the national interest . The greatly expanded influ- ence of the mass media — particularly television — in our political process is also related to the decline of party , as the ...
... popularity and support from media coverage , but they are also subject to intense and incessant scrutiny , which can have a withering effect ; and the President is so constantly at center stage that he is often left alone to take the ...
... popular will which must be obeyed , fears highly centralized leadership , and is uncon- vinced that decisive action is always a virtue . These views are trans- lated into a literalist conception of the constitutional and political ...
... popular and a party leader . To the strong President , the Presidency is a place of action , the only office representing the national interest , the focal position in American government and society . For him the Presidency's essential ...
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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