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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... significance . While these readings in- evitably discuss the 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 ...
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... significant gradations of strength or weakness among the Presidents in these classifications , each of the men who has held the presidential office could probably be fitted into one of the two general patterns . Those designated by ...
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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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