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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806208903321

Autore

Krent Harold J

Titolo

Presidential powers / / Harold J. Krent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8147-4864-3

1-4294-1426-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

352.23/5/0973

Soggetti

Executive power - United States

Presidents - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The President's Power to Execute the Laws Passed by Congress; 2 The Executive's Power over Foreign Affairs; 3 The Protective Power of the President; 4 Presidential Immunities and Priviledges; 5 The Pardon Power; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 p