Question

Using Article II of the Constitution, explain three specific powers granted to the president, and cite the specific section and subsection of the Article to support your writing. Provide an example in history of a president exercising those powers.

Answer 1

President enjoys various powers under article II of the constitution.

1) commander in chief.

Power of commander in chief has been vested in president for the reason to take expeditious decision in times of emergency. There has been various debate on whether this power is absolute or needs to be approved by Congress and senate.

But in prize case 1861 , court authorised the claim of President Lincoln that war power is vested in President to protect the nation.

One such example is Evacuation of the West Coast Japanese

In 1942, Presidentof USA , Roosevelt issued an executive order, by virtue of the authority vested to President as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, to give power for his military commanders to designate areas from which ''any person'' could be excluded or removed and to settle them anywhere else.

After this order more than 1 lakh residents of the Western States, mostly of Japanese descent and more than two third of whom were natural-born citizens of USA , were evacuated from their homes and forced to live into temporary camps and relocation centers.

2) pardoning power of President.

President has the power under article II to grant pardon of many kinds to a convicted person .Constitution has granted this power it's nature and scope was established in a case where Chief Justice Marshall, said that As this pardoning power had been exercised by the executive of those nation whose judicial institution are in a close resemblance with ours , we adopt their principles respecting the operation and effect of a pardon.

Pardon power has been used by Presidents such as Madison( 1815) , by Lincoln (1862) and Roosevelt--to (1902) to Aguinaldo's followers

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3)

Treaties making power.

Clause in constitution evidently assumes that the President and Senate will be associated throughout the entire process of making a treaty but President. Has got the monopoly over negotiations while senate role has been restricted to legislative roles only. President recently concluded a treaty with India in matters of space and satellites which was negotiated by President cabinet.