CiNii 図書 - The presidential veto : touchstone of the American presidency

This is the first modern study of the veto. In addition to tracing the genesis and historical evolution from Ancient Rome, through the ultimate inclusion in the Constitution, it also explores the veto's consequences for modern presidents. In doing so, Spitzer promotes a key argument about the relation between the veto power and the Presidency — namely, that the rise of the veto power, beginning with the first Chief Executive, is symptomatic of the rise of the strong modern Presidency, and has in fact been a major tool of Presidency-building. A special and revealing irony of the veto power is seen in the finding that, despite its monarchical roots and anti-majoritarian nature, the veto has become a key vehicle for presidents to appeal directly to, and on behalf of, the people. Thus, the veto's utility for presidents arises not only as a power to use against Congress, but also as a symbolic, plebiscitary tool.

Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1 The Creation of the Veto Antecedents of the veto The English tradition The veto in America The federal convention Conclusion 2 Evolution of the Veto Power The first vetoes The Jacksonian veto Harrison and the Tyler crisis Polk and the maturing veto The end of the veto controversy Conclusion 3 The Modern Veto A summary assessment Empirical assessments Central clearance and the enrolled bill process Private bills and the veto The veto in the hands of modern presidents Two cases The veto threat Conclusion 4 The Pocket Veto How the pocket veto works What did the founders know, and when did they know it? Evolution of the pocket veto Persisting pocket veto ambiguities Must presidents explain pocket vetoes? When does the ten-day period begin? Conclusion 5 The Item Veto Controversy Definition Background Would the founders have approved? Evolution of the clamor for the item veto The item veto and the budget process Porkys, two? The gubernatorial item veto as a model The potency of existing veto powers Other powers that mimic the item veto What constitutes an item? Conclusion: Things are seldom what they seem. . . 6 Conclusion From monarch to plebiscitarian The veto: Power and symbol Appendix Notes References About the Author Index

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