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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... Clause. In the words of the Court in Buckley, the clause covers only those individuals who exercise “significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States.”46 The Court had previously in United States v. Hartwell explained ...
... Clause more problematic. The disputes that have arisen under the Appointments Clause largely concern four issues. First, courts have been vigilant in striking down congressional efforts to make appointments directly or indirectly ...
... Clause because of the congressional designation of members. It found no constitutional distinction between the power to veto and the power to delay—viewing both as executive-type authority—or between the appointment of members of ...
... Clause, irrespective of the relevance of the qualifications imposed. For instance, if Congress directed the president to appoint as head of the IRS the leader of “an organization that represents the largest number of Internal Revenue ...
... Clause applies to vacancies that occur when the Senate has gone into a short recess before the end of a session.105 The constitutional question is whether such an “intrasession” recess satisfies Article II's condition that there be a ...
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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 |