The Power of the Presidency

The American presidency is the most powerful political office in the world

Robert S. Hirschfield

Introduction; I: Original Views; The Presidency in the Constitution; Antifederalist Attacks on the Presidency; Federalist Defense of the Presidency; II: Presidential Views; The Initial Expansion of Presidential Power; Presidential Power and the Great Crisis; The Emergence of the Modern Presidency; The Contemporary Presidency; III: Judicial Views; 8: Presidential Power in Foreign Affairs; 9: Presidential Power to Make War; 10: Presidential Power in Time of War; 11: Presidential Power Over Administrative Policy; 12: Presidential Power to Protect the Peace; 13: Presidential Power and Executive Privilege; IV: Expert Views; 14: The Scope of Presidential Power; 15: The Limits of Presidential Power