ABSTRACT

A RTiCLE i i o f th e Constitutio n list s the president' s pow -

/ \ ers . Although i t grant s fa r fewe r explici t power s t o th e

-X. . \ » presiden t tha n Articl e I grants t o Congress , the am -

biguity an d vaguenes s o f Articl e I I hav e mad e i t possibl e fo r

presidents to expand thei r powers . Section i of the article clearly

grants executiv e powe r t o th e president : "th e executiv e Powe r

shall be vested i n a President...." Section 3 makes the presiden t

responsible for the execution o f federal laws : the president "shal l

take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.... "