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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article II. Executive Branch
  4. Section I
  5. Clause I
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    Clause 1 President's Role

    The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows

    • Overview of Executive Vesting Clause
      • Historical Background on Executive Vesting Clause
        • Early Perspectives on Executive Power
          • The President's Powers, Myers, and Seila
            • The President's Powers and Youngstown Framework
              • Separation of Powers and Executive Branch Functions
                • Major Questions Doctrine and Administrative Agencies
                  • The President's Foreign Affairs Power, Curtiss-Wright, and Zivotofsky
                    • Term of the President

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                    • Explanation of the Constitution - from the Congressional Research Service


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