Presidential PowersNYU Press, 01/02/2005 - 279 páginas Framed in Article II of the Constitution, presidential powers are dictated today by judicial as well as historical precedent. To understand the ways the president wields power as well as how this power is kept in check by other branches of government, Harold J. Krent presents three overlapping determinants of the president's role under the Constitution-the need for presidential initiative in administering the law and providing foreign policy leadership, the importance of maintaining congressional control over policymaking, and the imperative to ensure that the president be accountable to the public. |
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... Constitution, and historical practice. Nowhere in the Constitution, for instance, does it specify whether Congress or the president can remove executive branch officials. The Constitution also is silent as to whether the Senate or ...
... constitutional structure thereafter have persuaded most commentators that the Constitution does not define unique powers for each branch. As an example, only Congress has the power to pass laws, but presidents participate in legislation ...
... Constitution. Some of the historical practice— undeclared wars, expenditure of unappropriated funds, refusal to disclose confidential memoranda to Congress and courts—is quite difficult to reconcile with the constitutional text and ...
... Constitution's separation of powers framework. Presidential Initiative By vesting extensive authority in one chief executive, the constitutional system stresses the need for vigorous presidential leadership. Particularly in times of war ...
... Constitution. Despite the ambiguity of the language in Article II, the president was made independent of Congress ... Constitution would go into effect once accepted by nine of the thirteen states. Ratification, however, was not ...
Índice
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2 The Executives Power over Foreign Affairs | 85 |
3 The Protective Power of the President | 133 |
4 Presidential Immunities and Priviledges | 161 |
5 The Pardon Power | 189 |
Conclusion | 215 |
Notes | 219 |
Bibliography | 261 |
Index | 269 |