2305+-+The+US+Executive+-+Constitutional+Design

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Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:

- What were the principle debates in the constitutional convention over the design of the US executive branch? - What did Alexander Hamilton say about the proper design of the executive? - What concerns did th Anti-Federallists have about the executive branch and the presidency in particular? - Be able to define the subject matter of each of the sections in Article Two? - Which parts of Article Two have been modified by constitutional amendments? - How many specific executive positions are mentioned in the Constitution? Which are not? - How is the president eleted to office? How has this process changed over time? - What controversy exists over the vested clause in Article Two? - What autonomy does the Constitution grants the presidency? What can the president do without being limited by the other two branches? - What control does the president have over the bureaucracy? Congress? The Federal Courts? - What is the extent of the president's power as commander-in-chief? What can he do? What can he not do? Where are there major controversies? - What controveries exist regarding the communications presidents have with other members of the executive branch? - In what areas does the president have greater latitude than others? - What is the extent of the president's powers of appointment? What are the principle controversies regarding this power? - What does the Constitution say regarding presidential advising? - What parts of the Constitution protect the president - and the executive overall - from the other two branches? - What parts of the Constitution allow the president - and the executive branch itself - to limit the powers of the other two branches? - What specific departments and agencies are established in Article 2 of the Constitution?