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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... grant pardons remained vested in the legislature. Congress, however, established four departments—foreign affairs, finance, war, and marine—and set one person to have full control over each. As an example, Congress directed Robert ...
... “the President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army of the 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.
... grant was unclear. Many have argued that the Vesting Clause itself represents a substantial grant of executive power. The Vesting Clauses in Articles I and III limit power to that “herein granted” in the remainder of the Articles; the ...
... grant of that power.”31Washington, however, remained more circumspect. Moreover, some presidents who, as a theoretical matter, believed in a more limited presidency, expanded presidential power once in office. Thomas Jefferson is a case ...
... Grant and Chester B. Arthur, paid closer heed to congressional priorities. To them, accountability to Congress was key. Grant Introduction | 13.
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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 |