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Why should citizens be vigilant to observe the exercise of power of the President?
The powers of the President of the United States include those powers explicitly granted
by Article II of the United States Constitution to the President of the United States, powers granted
by Acts of Congress, implied powers, and also a great deal of soft power that is attached to the
presidency.
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command
the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant
reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors. The President oversees federal law execution by
directing and removing executive officers. The president may make treaties, which need to be
ratified by two-thirds of the Senate, and is accorded those foreign-affairs functions not otherwise
granted to Congress or shared with the Senate. Thus, the President can control the formation and
communication of foreign policy and can direct the nation's diplomatic corps. The president may also
appoint Article III judges and some officers with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. In the
condition of a Senate recess, the president may make a temporary appointment.
Power and Duty of the President in
Relation to Subordinate Executive
Officers
SECTION 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of
the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge
necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses,
or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time
of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall
receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be
faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
According to Article II of the Constitution the President has the following powers:
Serve as commander in chief of the armed forces
Grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (except impeachment)
Convene Congress in special sessions
Receive ambassadors
Take care that the laws be faithfully executed
Wield the "executive power"
Appoint Cabinet officials, White House staff and Supreme Court justices
Powers of the President That Are Shared with the Senate
Make treaties
Appoint ambassadors, Cabinet members and Supreme Court justices
Powers of the President That are Shared with Congress as a Whole
Approve legislation