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Chapter XL: Section 3: Legislative, diplomatic, and law enforcement duties

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of the President 462
Legislative role of the President 462
Right of Reception 463
Scope of the power 463
A Presidential monopoly 464
"The Logan Act" 464
A formal or a formative power 465
President's diplomatic role 465
Jefferson's real position 466
Power of recognition 467
The case of Cuba 468
Power of nonrecognition 469
President and Congress 470
Congressional implementation of Presidential policies 471
Doctrine of political questions 471
Recent statements of the doctrine 473
The President as law enforcer 475
Types of executive power 475
How the President's own powers are exercised 476
Power and duty of the President in relation to subordinate
executive officers 478
Administrative Decentralization _v._ Jacksonian
Centralism 478
Congressional Power _v._ Presidential Duty to the Law 479
Myers Case _v._ Humphrey Case 480
Power of the President to guide enforcement of the penal
law 481
President as law interpreter 481
Military power in law enforcement: the posse comitatus 482
Suspension of Habeas Corpus by President 484
Preventive martial law 484
Debs case 484
Status of the Debs case, today 485
President's duty in cases of domestic violence 486
President as executive of the law of nations 486
Protection of American rights of person and property abroad 487
Presidential world policing 488
The Atlantic Pact 488
Presidential action in the domain of Congress: Steel
Seizure Case 489
Presidential immunity from judicial direction 499
President's subordinates and the courts 500
Section 4. Impeachment 501
Impeachment 501
"Civil" officer 501
"High crimes and misdemeanors" 502
Chase impeachment 502
Johnson impeachment 503
Later impeachments 503

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Article II

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