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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... office of President he will increase his personal power. John Marshall to Alexander Hamilton, 1 January 1801 But it is not true as is alleged that he [Jefferson] is an enemy to the power of the Executive, or that he is for confounding ...
... office of President he will increase his personal power. John Marshall to Alexander Hamilton, 1 January 1801 But it is not true as is alleged that he [Jefferson] is an enemy to the power of the Executive, or that he is for confounding ...
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... office: Jefferson's abolition of presidential levees, conspicuously republican attire, delivery of presiden- tial addresses to Congress in writing rather than in person, and advocacy of the two-term limit confirm Jefferson's suspicion ...
... office: Jefferson's abolition of presidential levees, conspicuously republican attire, delivery of presiden- tial addresses to Congress in writing rather than in person, and advocacy of the two-term limit confirm Jefferson's suspicion ...
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... office a particular understanding of presidential power . Stepping from the shadow of Henry Adams , we can examine Jefferson's view of presidential power as Jefferson presented it and with a proper understanding of political time . It ...
... office a particular understanding of presidential power . Stepping from the shadow of Henry Adams , we can examine Jefferson's view of presidential power as Jefferson presented it and with a proper understanding of political time . It ...
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... office. Conse- quently, his “Revolution of 1800” was a victory for the democratic principle and for a particular doctrine of presidential strength. By bringing his doc- trine of presidential power to the presidency in 1800, he meant to ...
... office. Conse- quently, his “Revolution of 1800” was a victory for the democratic principle and for a particular doctrine of presidential strength. By bringing his doc- trine of presidential power to the presidency in 1800, he meant to ...
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... office . One of those three , a fixed salary , is straightforward – in order to for the president to have its own will it could not be dependent on another department of government for his pay – but the other two deserve more attention ...
... office . One of those three , a fixed salary , is straightforward – in order to for the president to have its own will it could not be dependent on another department of government for his pay – but the other two deserve more attention ...
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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