Unilateral Powers and Donald Trump Presidency

The paper is an exploration of using unilateral presidential powers by Donald Trump. The Author hypothesizes that Trump, due to his lack of political experience, was less keen on detailed negotiations of legislative projects with Congress, and more willing to act unilaterally. Analyzing frequency of issuing selected unilateral directives by American presidents since Jimmy Carter, the Author claims that Trump was moderate user of unilateral tools, as several of his immediate predecessors issued more unilateral directives. However, Trump was most eager to act unilaterally in his fourth year of the presidency, due to emergency and national security concerns after the pandemic hit the United States.

Stosowanie uprawnień jednostronnych prezydenta USA w okresie administracji Donalda Trumpa

Poniższy artykuł jest eksploracją na temat stosowania uprawnień jednostronnych prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki w okresie administracji Donalda Trumpa. Autor stawia hipotezę iż Trump, ze względu na brak doświadczenia politycznego, był mniej skłonny do negocjowania szczegółów projektów legislacyjnych z Kongresem, a bardziej do rządzenia za pomocą jednostronnych dyrektyw. Analizując częstotliwość wydawania rozporządzeń wykonawczych, proklamacji, memorandów oraz oświadczeń przy podpisywaniu ustaw wydawanych przez prezydentów USA od czasów Jimmy’ego Cartera, artykuł wskazuje, że Trump korzystał z wybranych uprawnień jednostronnych w sposób umiarkowany. Jednocześnie Trump wydał najwięcej jednostronnych dyrektyw w czwartym roku prezydentury, w okresie wzmożonych obaw o bezpieczeństwo narodowe po wybuchu pandemii koronawirusa.

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