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The unitary executive theory is a legal theory in United States constitutional law which holds that the President of the United States possesses the power to control the entire federal executive branch.
1. Strongly unitary: the original meaning. Seeking to uncover the original public meaning of the founding document, those in Cell (1) begin with the text. 27 Article II vests the executive power in “a President of the United States.” 28 It also grants the President the power to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” 29 On one view, these terms are exceedingly clear. 30 They ...
- Cass R. Sunstein, Adrian Vermeule
- 2021
Sep 17, 2019 · The view that the president holds total control over the executive branch is called the unitary executive theory. Unitary Executive Theory. Under the George W. Bush administration's interpretation of the unitary executive theory, the president has authority over members of the executive branch.
- Tom Head
Abstract: Under the U.S. Constitution, is the executive branch unitary, and if so, in what sense? For many decades, there has been a sharp dispute between those who believe in a strongly unitary presidency, in accordance with the idea that the president must have unrestricted removal power over high-level officials entrusted with implementation ...
Unfortunately for the Whigs, who elected only these two presidents, Taylor, like Harrison, was to die in office. Taylor’s term in office lasted only sixteen months, from March 4, 1849, to July 9, 1850. Taylor had some genuinely Whiggish ideas about the presidency and presidential power.
Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Unitary Executive. Lawyers in the Reagan-era Justice Department developed the so-called unitary executive theory, an expansive interpretation of...
Sep 2, 2008 · Abstract. This book undertakes a detailed historical and legal examination of presidential power and the theory of the unitary executive. This theory—that the Constitution gives the president the power to remove and control all policy-making subordinates in the executive branch—has been the subject of heated debate since the Reagan years.
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