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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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Receive ambassadors and other public ministers

This power allows the President adequate means to resemble the mouthpiece in which the US speaks to other nations. With this, the President can adequately advocate and communicate the needs of the nation.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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The Argument

"He shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers" [1] but this right also allows for the President to refuse or dismiss them as well.[2]

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  1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii
  2. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII_S3_1_2_1/#:~:text=He%20shall%20from%20time%20to,them%2C%20with%20Respect%20to%20the
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