Article II - Section 2 of Constitution of USA & Presidential Powers

Introduction

United States Constitution

United States Constitution is also regarded as, the "supreme law of the country." It was accepted on 17 September 1787 by a convention meeting in Philadelphia, and after ratification, was applied since March 4th, 1789. Amended twenty-seven times, it is one of the oldest written constitutions still in use. This Constitution establishes a government with limited powers, must respect the fundamental rights of citizens, and is based on the separation of powers, who must monitor and balance each other (checks and balances).

It endorses the original thirteen states (today they are fifty), it creates a federal state. Although the laws and Constitution of the United States are efficiently catering the need of the various states, but also they are providing very wide powers reserves for them. The Government has from the beginning, like Republican and based on the sovereignty of the people. The democratic character in the modern sense of the term, with universal suffrage, appears more gradually, sometimes through amendments, usually by changing laws or reversals of jurisprudence.

Separation of powers

The first three sections are each devoted to one of the three powers in the legislative, executive and judicial. They mark a strong distinction and separation of powers, through their respective first sentence; all three of the same model (Yilmaz, 345). They are quoted as:

“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.”

“The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

“The judiciary of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish”

Thesis Statement

Article II - Section 2 of the Constitution has rightly given president, the power to appoint officials with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Article II had created the position of President and Vice President of the United States, and defines their mode of election, complex, and slightly modified by the Twelfth Amendment. Executive power is vested in the President, who is also commander in chief of the army, navy and military of the States when they are mobilized by the United States. He appoints officials and federal judges with Senate approval. The vice president's prerogatives are limited to succeed the president if he is prevented by death or another reason to end its mandate, and (Article I) to chair the Senate and will decide in case of equality of votes. (William, 93).

Powers elaboration of president in Article II

The Constitution of US is flexible enough to allow each president to adjust its powers to its current needs. He is considered as the most powerful man in the world, the president of the United States is not impervious, and its powers are strictly limited by the Constitution. The President of the United States has several enumerated powers that are granted to him under Article ...