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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... attorney general determined that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that further investigation or prosecution” of a senior executive branch official “is warranted,”60 then he or she had to apply to a special court made up of ...
... attorney general to remove an independent counsel for “good cause,” which thus made the counsel in a sense subordinate to the attorney general.67 In light of the limited nature of the functions and the removal provisions, the Court ...
... attorney general to appoint law clerks assisting judges, or judges to appoint the deputy director of the FBI. Each branch might not be able to perform its assigned functions vigorously. In considering a challenge to the judicial ...
... attorneys are considered principal officers, then the fallback appointment mechanism is invalid. Second, even if the ... attorney were challenged, other courts would have to determine the congruity of the appointment. 3. A third set of ...
... attorney general position for each Republican appointed to an office with that rank, the constitutional problem would be clear: Congress cannot deprive the president of the ability to appoint individuals close to him to key policymaking ...
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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 |