Articles about "powers of the president"
About the Presidential Power to Pardon
"The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa022501a.htm
Standards Applied to Presidential Pardons
Finally, keep in mind that any limitation or change to the president's power to grant pardons will require an amendment to the Constitution. ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa022501b.htm
Executive Orders
A trend that changed drastically with passage of the War Powers Act of 1917. This act passed during WWI granted the President temporary powers to ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa121897.htm
Bush Issues First Presidential Pardons
"The president believes that the clemency power should be exercised with great care and I have no reason to believe that he will not continue with that ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aabushpardons.htm
Presidential Pardons: Legal Guidelines
While Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution places no limitations on the president's power to grant or deny pardons, the Justice Department's U.S. ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blprespardons.htm
Legislative Powers of the President of the United States
The President of the United States is commonly referred to as the most powerful person in the free world, but his legislative powers are strictly defined by ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/preslegpower.htm
Constitutional Powers of the Presidency - from About.com
Powers of the President + Serve as commander in chief of all U.S. armed forces + Commission officers of the armed forces + Grant pardons and reprieves from ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blpres.htm
About the President of the United States
Although the president may not introduce new legislation - that's the duty of Congress - he does wield veto power over all bills that are approved by the ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/aboutpotus.htm
The President of the United States -- Briefly
Article II, section 1, of the U.S. Constitution provides that "[t]he executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/agencies/a/presbrief.htm
Why Keep the Electoral College?
Did they not realize that the Electoral College system effectively took the power to select the American president of out of the hands of the American ...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa102200a.htm
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