Executive Power

Executive Power

Creating the Executive branch was a difficult task for the Founders. They knew they didn’t want a king but what powers did a President and his staff rightfully need to execute and uphold the law? Episodes in this unit cover topics related to specific Presidential responsibilities and powers, as well as questions about who qualifies as an “Officer of the United States,” and the balance of power between the Executive and Legislative branches.

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2 of 16: Executive Removal Power Part II: The Problem of Independent Agencies [No. 86]

Who has the power to enforce the law? Professor Ilan Wurman argues that independent administrative agencies may be improperly exercising executive power outside of the executive branch. The activities of these agencies are not controlled by the Pre ... Who has the power to enforce the law?

Professor Ilan Wurman argues that independent administrative agencies may be improperly exercising executive power outside of the executive branch. The activities of these agencies are not controlled by the President, contrary to the specifications of the Constitution. Why did the Framers consider a unitary executive branch to be so important?

Ilan Wurman is a visiting assistant professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where he teaches administrative law and constitutional law. He is the author of A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism (Cambridge 2017).

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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