Roles and Powers of the President
The president’s formal powers arise from the Constitution and from statutes enacted by Congress. Article II assigns the executive power, the duty to execute federal law faithfully, command of the armed forces, nomination and treaty roles, pardons for federal offenses, and several other responsibilities. Article I’s Presentment Clause supplies the presidential veto. Congress also gives […]
Models of Congressional Representation
The delegate model expects a legislator to follow constituents’ expressed preferences. The trustee model permits the legislator to use independent judgment about the public interest, even when that choice is temporarily unpopular. The politico model describes members who shift between these approaches depending on the issue, its visibility, the strength of constituency opinion, and their […]
