Exploring the Powers of the Executive Branch

What was the primary reason the Founders wanted a strong Presidency?

• To create a counterbalance to Congress

• To allow the President to make laws

• To give the President control over the judiciary

• To ensure the President could declare war

According to Article 2, Section 1, what is vested in the President?

• Military power

• Legislative power

• Executive power

• Judicial power

What is the essence of executive power as understood at the Founding?

• Declaring war

• Executing the law

• Appointing judges

• Making treaties

Which of the following is NOT a duty of the President related to law execution?

• Spending money pursuant to Congressional appropriations

• Declaring war

• Prosecuting individuals

• Implementing Congress's statutes

What can the President do in foreign affairs due to the Vesting Clause?

• Declare war

• Appoint Supreme Court justices

• Make laws

• Tell American diplomats what to say

Which of the following actions is the President allowed to take regarding American foreign diplomats?

• Fire them

• Declare war

• Make them members of Congress

• Appoint them as judges

What does Article 1 say about legislative powers?

• They are vested in the states

• They are vested in the President

• They are vested in Congress

• They are vested in the Supreme Court

Which Articles do not have the limitation found in Article 1?

• Articles 2 and 4

• Articles 2 and 3

• Articles 1 and 3

• Articles 1 and 4

What is a common misconception about the President's powers?

• They are the same as judicial powers

• They are unlimited

• They include legislative powers

• They are limited to what is found in Article 2, Section 2

Who among the Founding Fathers supported the broad interpretation of the Executive Power Clause?

• Lincoln, Grant, Jackson, Polk, Taylor

• Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Wilson

• Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson

• Adams, Franklin, Monroe, Jay, Hancock