POLS 1113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Sole Power, Enumerated Powers, Watergate Complex
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The countervailing powers of the president and congress: enumerated powers. Throughout u. s. history, the responsibility entrusted to the president has grown greatly in scope, but the president"s authority relative to that of congress has stayed about the same. The powers given to the president in article ii of the constitution are counterbalanced by those given to. Military authority: president commander in chief [ii, 2, 1, congress declares war, raises an army and navy, calls out the militia, suppresses invasions and insurrections, and raises the money to support the military [i, 8, 11-16] Treaties: president makes treaties [ii, 2, 2, senate ratifies treaties [ii, 2, 2] The state of the union: president required to assess the state of the union from time to time and to recommend measures to congress [ii, 3, congress responds to these recommendations as it sees fit [i, 1, 1]
