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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3 of 16: Executive Removal Power Part I: The Decision of 1789 [No. 86]

What is the removal power and why is it important? Professor Ilan Wurman discusses early debates about the implications of the Executive power specified in the Constitution. The Framers concluded that the President must have the power to oversee an ... What is the removal power and why is it important?

Professor Ilan Wurman discusses early debates about the implications of the Executive power specified in the Constitution. The Framers concluded that the President must have the power to oversee and remove officers with executive functions.

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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