Title: Unitary Executive Theory and the Imperial Presidency
Headings: Unitary Executive Theory and the Imperial Presidency
Unitary Executive Theory and the Imperial Presidency
Examples of the Imperial Presidency
Unitary Executive Theory
Imperial Presidency
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Examples of the Imperial Presidency
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Updated September 17, 2019
To what extent can presidential power be restricted by Congress ? Some believe the president holds broad power, citing this passage from Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. And from Section 3: [H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. The view that the president holds total control over the executive branch is called the unitary executive theory.