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Administrative Powers Of The President, John A. Fairlie
Administrative Powers Of The President, John A. Fairlie
Michigan Law Review
It is the purpose of this paper to discuss, with some effort at systematic classification the powers of the President of the United States, through which he maintains an effective and responsible control over the whole federal administration. The position of the President in this respect offers a striking contrast to that of the state governors, which is not always fully appreciated in comparisons of the state and federal governments; and an analysis of the President's authority may well suggest some inquiry as to the relative merits of the centralized executive of the federal government, and the decentralized and unorganized …