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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... narrow view of his independent constitutional authority, even in the field of foreign affairs, and he is comfortable in a political system of widely distributed power and responsibility. His hope is to pass on INTRODUCTION 9.
Concepts and Controversy Robert S. Hirschfield. distributed power and responsibility. His hope is to pass on an efficient administration and a stable society to his successor. The strong President regards the federal government as the ...
... responsibility in choosing the person to whom we entrust these functions and powers, but nothing we have experienced changes the fact that for the foreseeable future there is no alternative to a strong Presidency. The importance of the ...
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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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