3rd Edition
The Power of the Presidency Concepts and Controversy
Edited By Robert S. Hirschfield
Copyright 1982
524 Pages
by
Routledge
524 Pages
by
Routledge
502 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction; I: Original Views; The Presidency in the Constitution; Antifederalist Attacks on the Presidency; Federalist Defense of the Presidency; II: Presidential Views; The Initial Expansion of Presidential Power; Presidential Power and the Great Crisis; The Emergence of the Modern Presidency; The Contemporary Presidency; III: Judicial Views; 8: Presidential Power in Foreign Affairs; 9: Presidential Power to Make War; 10: Presidential Power in Time of War; 11: Presidential Power Over Administrative Policy; 12: Presidential Power to Protect the Peace; 13: Presidential Power and Executive Privilege; IV: Expert Views; 14: The Scope of Presidential Power; 15: The Limits of Presidential Power
Biography
Robert S. Hirschfield
