Summary
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This comprehensive guide is the definitive source for researchers seeking an understanding of those who have occupied the White House and on the institution of the U.S. presidency. Readers turn to Guide to the Presidency for its wealth of facts and analytical chapters that explain the structure, powers, and operations of the office and the president’s relationship with Congress and the Supreme Court. The work is divided into eight distinct subject areas covering every aspect of the U.S. presidency.
Chapter 11: Chief Administrator
Chapter 11: Chief Administrator
Chief Administrator: Introduction
Article II of the Constitution lists the president’s powers. Section 1 of the article clearly grants executive power to the president: “the executive Power shall be vested in a President.” Section 3 makes the president responsible for the execution of federal laws: the president “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
In theory, these directives make the president responsible for ...