The President and His Powers / William Howard Taft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taft, William Howard, author.

Contributor:

Butler, Nicholas Murray.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1916]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents a look at the presidency and its powers by William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States. Powers examined include: veto, appointments, pardons, and foreign powers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

INTRODUCTION / Butler, Nicholas Murray

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. DISTRIBUTION OP GOVERNMENTAL POWERS. THE VETO POWER

CHAPTER II. THE MINOR POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT

CHAPTER III. THE POWER OF APPOINTMENT

CHAPTER IV. THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE CARE THAT THE LAWS ARE EXECUTED. THE POWER AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

CHAPTER V. FOREIGN RELATIONS. THE PARDONING POWER

CHAPTER VI. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S POWERS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88765-5

OCLC:

1100441600