The president who would not be king: executive power under the Constitution

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword by Stephen Macedo -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Purpose, Scope, Method -- Part I. The Work of the Convention -- 1. Creating a Republican Executive -- 2. Debate Begins on the Presidency -- 3. Election and Removal -- 4. The Audacious Innovations of the Committee of Detail -- 5. Completing the Executive -- 6. Ratification Debates -- Part II. Allocating Royal Powers -- 7. The Framers' General Theory of Allocating Powers -- 8. The Core Legislative Powers of Taxing and Lawmaking -- 9. The President's Legislative Powers -- 10. The Power to Control Law Execution -- 11. Foreign Affairs and War -- 12. Other Prerogative Powers -- Part III. The Logical Structure of Article II -- 13. The Executive Power Vesting Clause -- 14. The Logic of the Organization of Article II -- 15. The Three Varieties of Presidential Power -- Part IV. Illustrative Examples -- 16. Two Classic Cases -- 17. Three Presidents, Three Conflicts -- 18. The Administrative State -- Conclusion -- Short-Form Citations -- Notes -- Index.

Foreword / by Stephen Macedo -- Introduction : purpose, scope, method -- Creating a republican executive -- Debate begins on the presidency -- Election and removal -- The audacious innovations of the Committee of Detail -- Completing the executive -- Ratification debates -- The framers' general theory of allocating powers -- The core legislative powers of taxing and lawmaking -- The president's legislative powers -- The power to control law execution -- Foreign affairs and war -- Other prerogative powers -- The executive power vesting clause -- The logic of the organization of Article II -- The three varieties of presidential power -- Two classic cases -- Three presidents, three conflicts -- The administrative state.

Foreword / by Stephen Macedo -- Introduction : purpose, scope, method -- Creating a republican executive -- Debate begins on the presidency -- Election and removal -- The audacious innovations of the Committee of Detail -- Completing the executive -- Ratification debates -- The framers' general theory of allocating powers -- The core legislative powers of taxing and lawmaking -- The president's legislative powers -- The power to control law execution -- Foreign affairs and war -- Other prerogative powers -- The executive power vesting clause -- The logic of the organization of Article II -- The three varieties of presidential power -- Two classic cases -- Three presidents, three conflicts -- The administrative state.