Thomas Jefferson and Executive PowerBy revisiting Thomas Jefferson's understanding of executive power this book offers a new understanding of the origins of presidential power. Before Jefferson was elected president, he arrived at a way to resolve the tension between constitutionalism and executive power. Because his solution would preserve a strict interpretation of the Constitution as well as transform the precedents left by his Federalist predecessors, it provided an alternative to Alexander Hamilton's understanding of executive power. In fact, a more thorough account of Jefferson's political career suggests that Jefferson envisioned an executive that was powerful, or 'energetic', because it would be more explicitly attached to the majority will. Jefferson's Revolution of 1800, often portrayed as a reversal of the strong presidency, was itself premised on energy in the executive and was part of Jefferson's project to enable the Constitution to survive and even flourish in a world governed by necessity. |
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... argue that the 1800 brought about a revolution in the presidency. According to Bruce Ackerman, the electoral deadlock between ... argued that more people intended their votes to make Jefferson president, Federalists pointed out that the ...
... argue that the 1800 brought about a revolution in the presidency. According to Bruce Ackerman, the electoral deadlock between ... argued that more people intended their votes to make Jefferson president, Federalists pointed out that the ...
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... argument was straightforward : even during the quiet routine of peace the effective execu- tion of the laws was preferable to ineffective execution . The simplicity of the argument was meant to convince republicans that their preferred ...
... argument was straightforward : even during the quiet routine of peace the effective execu- tion of the laws was preferable to ineffective execution . The simplicity of the argument was meant to convince republicans that their preferred ...
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... argue , Jefferson's understanding of executive power came to include the ingredients listed by Hamilton . With Hamilton , Jefferson came to believe that the executive branch could be unified , and therefore energized , by removing the ...
... argue , Jefferson's understanding of executive power came to include the ingredients listed by Hamilton . With Hamilton , Jefferson came to believe that the executive branch could be unified , and therefore energized , by removing the ...
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... argued that Tracy had at least one problem in his work, that is, that the doctrine of a plural executive would “probably not be assented to here,” because American experience in 1784 and the simultaneous experiment in France proved to ...
... argued that Tracy had at least one problem in his work, that is, that the doctrine of a plural executive would “probably not be assented to here,” because American experience in 1784 and the simultaneous experiment in France proved to ...
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... argued that the extended republic, and the multiplicity of interests it would include, would ensure that minority rights not be trampled by the majority. Later, to Madison's famous argument that a large republic would divide and conquer ...
... argued that the extended republic, and the multiplicity of interests it would include, would ensure that minority rights not be trampled by the majority. Later, to Madison's famous argument that a large republic would divide and conquer ...
Contents
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Section 2 | 24 |
Section 3 | 28 |
Section 4 | 44 |
Section 5 | 65 |
Section 6 | 79 |
Section 7 | 101 |
Section 8 | 102 |
Section 15 | 151 |
Section 16 | 171 |
Section 17 | 173 |
Section 18 | 187 |
Section 19 | 188 |
Section 20 | 189 |
Section 21 | 195 |
Section 22 | 225 |
Section 9 | 105 |
Section 10 | 113 |
Section 11 | 120 |
Section 12 | 130 |
Section 13 | 132 |
Section 14 | 149 |
Section 23 | 230 |
Section 24 | 232 |
Section 25 | 237 |
Section 26 | 247 |
Section 27 | 259 |
Section 28 | 262 |
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