What are the constitutional powers of the President?

Answer 1

Under Article 2 of the US Constitution, the President has the power to :

• make foreign treaties (with Congressional concurrence)
• receive foreign dignitaries and emissaries
• appoint officials (ambassadors, cabinet members, and judges)
• commission all federal officers
• serve as commander-in- chief of US armed forces
• grant pardons and reprieves (excluding impeachments)
• ensure all Federal Laws are executed
• call Congress into special session

Answer 2

Legislative powers, judicial powers, foreign affairs, and constraits on presidential power.

also

The Constitution gives the President the power to command the U.S. armed forces. --

Answer 3

The president has many roles in the US government, namely legislative, military, diplomatic, and judicial roles.

Article I

Article I of the US constitution focuses on the legislative branch. Section 7: Any bill congress attempts to pass into law must be presented to the president. If the president signs it, it becomes law. If the president vetoes, congress can overrule the veto with a 2/3 vote.

The president can also perform something called a "pocket veto." Normally, if the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill, it becomes law after ten days. However, if congress is not in session at this time, the bill does not become a law, and congress does not have provisions to overrule this, though they can simply try to pass it again.

Article II

Article II of the US constitution focuses on the executive branch, which the president is the head of. This is where most of their powers come from. Section 2: First, they are commander in chief of the US Military - while they do not declare war, they are in charge of the army. The president has the ability to make treaties with other nations with 2/3 approval of the senate. The president appoints "ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the supreme court, and all other officers of the United States," again with senate consent. The president has the power to pardon offenses against the US - they can forgive any crime for any reason with one major exception - the president cannot pardon themselves.

Section 3: The president may convene both the senate and the house of representatives. The president receives ambassadors from other countries, and he has the power to "faithfully" execute laws.

Those are the powers EXPRESSLY given to the president by the constitution. Please note that the president possesses many more powers by various means. Some powers are believed to be inherent to a president, some are believed to be implied by the constitution, and some powers are created through resolutions (see War Powers Resolution of 1973 for a big one). Hopefully this helps, I don't believe I left anything out but I may have - go ahead and read the constitution, especially these two articles, as it is not all that long.

Answer 4

The powers of the President of the United States are actually quite limited; the Constitution gives most of the power to the Congress. Primarily, the President is charged with making sure that the Laws of the United States shall be faithfully executed.

From Article II of the Constitution of the United States:

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: - "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Section. 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Answer 5

To make treaties act as commander - in - chief , carry out and enforce laws, appoint certain important government officials, veto laws.