POL 117a Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Implied Powers
26 Jan 2017
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Humphrey v. u. s. says that congress provides for ftc terms; the president cannot remove employees without cause, such as neglect of duty. The president may appoint a chairman, but cannot remove them for the aforementioned reasons. These agencies are quasi legislative and quasi-judicial. The case says that congress can create independent agencies. The epa is a hybrid agency that the president can actually control to a certain extent (not total control for example policy). 553 of apa) informally if congress allows the agency to do so. Congress is completely based on legal proceedings (like the court and agencies); for example, Senators testify at hearings and provide evidence before the congress. The solicitor general decides if the case reaches the supreme court from the court of appeals. Fdr, congress addressed the question of how to deal with administrative agencies, and responded in 1946 by passing the apa. A vital question was should the president be the chief.
