The modern theory of presidential power : Alexander Hamilton and the Corwin thesis
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The modern theory of presidential power : Alexander Hamilton and the Corwin thesis
(Contributions in political science, no. 253)
Greenwood Press, 1990
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-168) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book takes a critical look at Edward S. Corwin's Hamilton thesis, which names Alexander Hamilton as the primary contributor to the modern theory of presidential power. It examines the theoretical and practical articulation of the presidency by Hamilton and George Washington, the development of the modern theory through the administrations of Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson, and FDR, and the theories of other presidential scholars. An epilogue discusses the direction of the presidency after Ronald Reagan. This is an important book for students of the American Presidency. It should also be read by anyone interested in American political thought . . . . Dr. Loss marshalls an impressive amount of erudition in support of his position.
Francis H. Heller, University of Kansas
Richard Loss attempts to appraise Edward S. Corwin's thesis that Alexander Hamilton was the primary contributor to the modern theory of presidential power. Suggesting that the teachings of Hamilton and George Washington set the tone for the American presidency, the author explains the differences between these teachings and the interpretations of the modern presidents who aggrandized the power of the office. The book assesses the works of scholars who added to the modern theory of presidential power, Edward S. Corwin, Clinton Rossiter, and Richard E. Neustadt.
The book has two main sections. The first part shows how Hamilton and Washington understood the moral ends of the American political community and the constitutional means of presidential power. The second part studies the discarding of Hamilton's teachings by four statesmen who helped shape the modern theory of presidential power: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and by scholars who molded public expectations of the presidency. An epilogue discusses the possible direction of the presidency by examining Ronald Reagan's understanding of the office. Loss concludes that Corwin's Hamilton thesis is more persuasive as an admonition to revive sound constitutional theory than as an historical account of the relation between Hamilton's teachings and modernity. Corwin's mature reflections imply that a return to moderation in stating what the Constitution permits in presidential power and discretion is an important task for constitutional scholarship today. This study will be an important supplement for courses in American government, the American presidency, and public law, as well as a valuable addition to both public and academic libraries.
目次
Preface
Introduction
Hamilton and Washington
Alexander Hamilton's Understanding of the American Regime and the Presidency
The Political Thought and Conduct of President George Washington
Revisionist Presidents and Revisionist Scholars of the Presidency
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scholarly Opinions of Presidential Power: Edward S. Corwin, Clinton Rossiter and Richard E. Neustadt
Selected Bibliography
Index
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