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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... United States;”21 that “he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment;”22 that Introduction | 9.
... United States . . . but the congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.”23 Toward the end of Article II, the ...
... United States. He did not hesitate to clash with Congress over policy. Jackson also showed contempt for the Supreme Court, reportedly reacting to a Court opinion recognizing greater rights for Indian tribes by retorting, “Well, John ...
... United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated. . . .”1 Congress can override a president's veto only by vote of two-thirds of each house ...
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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 |