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Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period

Alex E Hindman

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Description:The crown jewel of the separation of powers in the American system is the constitutional presidency. The office was designed to endure a wide variety of political circumstances, accommodate broad ranges of personalities in its incumbents and educate officeholders to become better presidents. Nowhere is this clearer than during the brief, unelected tenure of President Gerald Ford. His presidency provides the best example of these enduring qualities of the office because Ford occupied the presidency during one of the most turbulent times in American history and amid tremendous strains on the separation of powers. After the dual traumas of Watergate and Vietnam, the public was profoundly skeptical of government in general and the presidency in particular. Congress claimed the mantle of public support and sought to legislatively reform the executive branch. In another episode in the perennial struggle under the separation of powers, the post-Watergate Congress proposed reforms that could have crippled the constitutional powers of the presidency. Weakened by the Nixon pardon, Ford stood alone without many of the informal political strengths associated with the modern presidency. Based on archival research, the book is a case study of Ford s presidency that shows that the Constitution became the central foundation for his term. Designed in 1787, the constitutional presidency retained the same essential powers and structures to enable an accidental president to fend off legislative encroachments and preserve the office with its powers largely intact. Moreover, the Constitution taught Gerald Ford how to become a better president as he grew into his constitutional role after 25 years in the House of Representatives."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period. To get started finding Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The crown jewel of the separation of powers in the American system is the constitutional presidency. The office was designed to endure a wide variety of political circumstances, accommodate broad ranges of personalities in its incumbents and educate officeholders to become better presidents. Nowhere is this clearer than during the brief, unelected tenure of President Gerald Ford. His presidency provides the best example of these enduring qualities of the office because Ford occupied the presidency during one of the most turbulent times in American history and amid tremendous strains on the separation of powers. After the dual traumas of Watergate and Vietnam, the public was profoundly skeptical of government in general and the presidency in particular. Congress claimed the mantle of public support and sought to legislatively reform the executive branch. In another episode in the perennial struggle under the separation of powers, the post-Watergate Congress proposed reforms that could have crippled the constitutional powers of the presidency. Weakened by the Nixon pardon, Ford stood alone without many of the informal political strengths associated with the modern presidency. Based on archival research, the book is a case study of Ford s presidency that shows that the Constitution became the central foundation for his term. Designed in 1787, the constitutional presidency retained the same essential powers and structures to enable an accidental president to fend off legislative encroachments and preserve the office with its powers largely intact. Moreover, the Constitution taught Gerald Ford how to become a better president as he grew into his constitutional role after 25 years in the House of Representatives."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period. To get started finding Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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