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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... Presidential Power 116 ... a successful administration is one of strong presidential leadership . Weak leadership — or no leadership— produces failure and often disaster . DWIGHT EISENHOWER : Some Thoughts on the Presidency 120 The ...
... Power [ from Franklin Roosevelt to Vietnam / Watergate ] EDWARD S. CORWIN : The ... Presidency as the Focus of Leadership 296 ... the strength of the Presidency ... strong , reflecting the institutionalization of crisis concepts estab ...
... Presidency 387 I still believe in a strong Presidency . . . . [ But ] a strong Presiden- cy within the Constitution . AARON WILDAVSKY : The Past and Future Presidency 397 The future of the Presidency will be determined not by the Presidency ...
Concepts and Controversy Robert S. Hirschfield. INTRODUCTION The Scope and Limits of Presidential Power The The Presidency has been tested in our time as never before . During the past twenty years it has suffered a relentless series of ...
... power in the formulation and control of foreign policy , or does it mean , as ... strong Presidents the judiciary has generally functioned only as a symbol of ... Presidency to develop within a framework of governmental legitimacy . The ...
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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