Lost notes
Presidential Power
a. Head of state
b. Chief executive
c. Commander in chief of armed forces
d. Chief diplomat
e. Chief legislature
f. Party chief
Party Leadership: support of party and can focus on creating a bipartisan leadership
a. "I decline to adopt the view of what is imperative necessary for action can't be done
by president unless I can find some authorization I can do it.
c. Literalist - Taft
1. Strict interpretation of constitution, President only had powers explicitly stated by
constitution
a. Can't do things that aren't in the constitution
b. Since so much is unsaid in constitution, the president wouldn't have much of a
job