Reviews for Power without Persuasion: The Politics of Direct Presidential Action

The average rating for Power without Persuasion: The Politics of Direct Presidential Action based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-09-22 00:00:00 Jeremy Swist Interesting look into where presidential power comes from, whether good or bad. This book discusses a president's unilateral power and the use (and abuse) of executive orders and such, all so he can get what he wants done. Many executive orders are harmless (administrative type stuff), but some of them have dire consequences. Like FDR's executive order of the evacuation, relocation, and internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. Makes one ponder: Are we giving too much power to the Executive Branch? (Or perhaps we should say: Is the Executive Branch taking too much power?)

Review # 2 was written on 2016-02-14 00:00:00 Mercedes Perez-heydrich This was assigned reading for class, and I probably would never have chosen this if it hadn't been assigned. Definitely not written in laymen's terms, an understanding of Krehbiel and Neustadt work is necessary to follow most of this.