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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... issue arises under a 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 ...
... issues concerns Congress's effort to specify the characteristics and terms of persons holding government offices. Some restrictions cannot be considered objectionable. Congress oftentimes prescribes qualifications for officeholders as ...
... issue is “whether in a practical sense the Senate is in session so that its advice and consent can be obtained.”107 ... issues still arise as to the extent of congressional influence permitted under Article II. D. The President's Removal ...
... issue more, Congress established the Department of the Treasury in a different way. Congress did not denominate the Treasury as an “executive department,” as it had for Foreign Affairs; Congress specified in greater detail the duties ...
... issue came to a head in the independent counsel case Morrison v. Olson.135 Congress in creating the Office of Independent Counsel provided that the independent counsel could be removed by the attorney general only for cause, and ...
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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 |