The powers of the presidency.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Michael, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : CQ Press, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction

Contributors

Unilateral powers of the presidency

The executive power

The growth of executive discretion

Tools of unilateralism: the modern presidency

Policy implementation

Emergency powers

The resurgence regime

Chief of state

Ceremonial duties and functions

Chief of state role and presidential power

Chief of state burdens

Delegation of chief of state functions

Conclusion

Chief administrator

The President as chief administrator

The appointment power

The budgeting power

The President as chief law enforcement officer

Legislative leader

The veto

The presidents program

Chief diplomat

Distribution of foreign policy power

Presidential dominance of foreign policy

Congressional cooperation and conflict

Power of communication

The treaty power

Executive agreements

The recognition power

Power to appoint diplomatic personnel

Summit meetings

Manager of the foreign policy bureaucracy

Commander in chief

Distribution of war-making power

Development of presidential war powers

War powers resolution

Military responses to terrorism

International agreements and the war powers

President as military commander

President as defense manager

Presidential wartime emergency powers

Armed forces in presidential diplomacy and foreign policy

Chief economist

Presidential power over the economy

Interaction and evolution of economic theory, institutions, and events

The evolution of institutions, laws, and rules

Historical development of stabilization policy

Future challenges: economic issues for the twenty-first century

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780872899582

0872899586

OCLC:

191090271