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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... statutes. Presidents determine which treaties are best for the nation, but so does the Senate. The Constitution therefore does not set aside particular functions and label them “executive” or “legislative,” but rather prescribes a ...
... statutes and the Constitution. Nixon followed Lincoln's precepts that presidents must take actions to preserve the nation, and that such steps should be deemed constitutional. Nixon later quipped, “When the President does it, that means ...
... statute, and vested the power to appoint the judges in the chief judge of the United States Tax Court, which is an Article I tribunal—its judges do not have the salary and tenure protections granted judges under Article III of the ...
... statute that directs courts to appoint a U.S. attorney, the chief federal prosecutor in a geographic jurisdiction, under certain conditions in the event of a vacancy.77 First, 30 | The President's Power to Execute the Laws Passed by ...
... statute's terms.121 Johnson asserted that having taken his oath of office, he could not comply with a law he deemed unconstitutional, and he asserted that the discharge could expedite resolution of the question by the Supreme Court.122 ...
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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 |