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What powers are vested in the Executive Branch? What powers are vested in the Executive Branch?
Executive Powers (Article II, Section 2 & 3) Executive Powers (Article II, Section 2 & 3)
Legislative Powers (Article II, Section 3) Legislative Powers (Article II, Section 3)
Judicial Powers (Article II, Section 2) Judicial Powers (Article II, Section 2)
Diplomatic and Military Powers (Article II, Section 2) Diplomatic and Military Powers (Article II, Section 2)
Execute Law through organized Federal bureaucracy Execute Law through organized Federal bureaucracy
Appoint officers of the federal government, judiciary, and Ambassadors with Senate approval Appoint officers of the federal government, judiciary, and Ambassadors with Senate approval
Executive privilege and issuance of executive orders Executive privilege and issuance of executive orders
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Veto congressional legislation Veto congressional legislation
Deliver State of the Union Addresses Deliver State of the Union Addresses
Convene and adjourn Congress Convene and adjourn Congress
Grant pardons and reprieves Grant pardons and reprieves
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Receive ambassadors and other public ministers Receive ambassadors and other public ministers
Draft and enter into treaties with Senate Ratification Draft and enter into treaties with Senate Ratification
Commander in Chief Commander in Chief
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What powers are vested in the Executive Branch?
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Diplomatic and Military Powers (Article II, Section 2)

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Draft and enter into treaties with Senate Ratification

This power requires approval by the Senate, indicating this power demands bipartisanship. This allows for the senate to both advise the President on matters of national interest as well as to check the President's power.
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The president "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur" (Article II, section 2). The 2/3s majority requirement indicates that the power is indicated for bipartisan decisions. This is further supported in the Federalist papers; "The operation of treaties as laws, plead strongly for the participation of the whole or a portion of the legislative body in the office of making them."[1]

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  1. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/text-71-80
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