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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... roles and functions of the President , they have been chosen because they focus on his power , and because they stimu- late serious thought about this essential aspect of the office . That the subject is important hardly needs stating ...
... Role in American Government 92 The President is at liberty , both in law and conscience , to be as big a man as he can . The Contemporary Presidency ON FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT : from Roosevelt's View of the Big Job by Anne O'Hare McCormick ...
... Continuity in the Modern Presidency 451 Today's presidency is an institution in search of new role defini- tions . Presidents of the United States Bibliography Index 482 483 496 THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENCY INTRODUCTION The Scope and Limits.
... role have not changed . What contemporary events have done is to make us more aware of how important is the choice of a President , of how real is the potential for misuse or abuse of executive authority , and of how necessary it is ...
... role in accommodating the diverse groups and building the broad consensus on controversial issues that can help a President govern effectively . In addition , the state and local chieftains who once played a major part in selecting and ...
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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