POLI 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Executive Privilege, Implied Powers
Document Summary
Framers of the constitution were fearful of a strong executive. Expansion of presidential power 2 main ways: stretch the formal powers. Inherent powers: derive from the fact that the us is a sovereign power among nations - particularly in the area of foreign policy (powers that are inherent from being a nation that is involved with other nations) Implied powers: powers of the national government that can be inferred from those powers delegated to it in the constitution (ex: the power to draft) invoked from the necessary and proper clause. How the implied powers are used: military conflict: through the commander and chief power, executive orders and agreements: Executive order: a directive to one or more executive agencies. Executive agreements: agreements between the president and the head of a foreign nation (to get around the. Congress or the bureaucracy: direct or retail route: the fed is an example of the bureaucracy that the president would try to persuade.
