commander-in-chief

Examples of commander-in-chief in the following topics:

• Commander-in-Chief

  • A commander-in-chief is the person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces; in the US, this person is the president.
  • A commander-in-chief is the person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces.
  • According to Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution, the President of the United States is commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
  • The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the U.S. chief of defense equivalent, may assist the President and Secretary of Defense in the exercise of their command functions, but the Chairman himself does not independently exercise command over any combatant forces.
  • President Abraham Lincoln, as commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A.

• The President

  • They are the commanders in chief of the armed forces; they decide how and when to wage war.
  • As America' chief diplomat, the president has the power to make treaties to be approved by the Senate.
  • The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces and as such has broad authority over the armed forces.
  • After the 9/11 attacks, President Bush's Office of Legal Counsel argued that as commander in chief President Bush could do what was necessary to protect the American people.
  • After the bombing campaign started, Obama sent Congress a letter contending that as Commander-in-Chief he had constitutional authority for the attacks.

• Inherent Powers

  • Inherent powers are assumed powers of the president not specifically listed in the Constitution.
  • In other words, Inherent powers are assumed powers of the president not specifically listed in the Constitution.
  • Inherent powers come from the president's role as chief executive.
  • It says all executive power is vested in the president.
  • Supporters of the unitary executive theory argue that this means that the president's power, particularly the inherent power that come with being commander in chief, are open ended and cannot be checked by the other two branches.

• The Expansion of Presidential Powers

  • The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
  • Perhaps the most important of all presidential powers is command of the United States Armed Forces as commander-in-chief.
  • While the power to declare war is constitutionally vested in Congress, the president commands and directs the military and is responsible for planning military strategy.
  • George Washington first claimed executive privilege when Congress requested to see Chief Justice John Jay's notes from an unpopular treaty negotiation with Great Britain.
  • In other words, they did not expect a strong executive.

• Congress

  • Congress is given several powers to engage in foreign policy, but also to check the president's actions foreign policy, especially in the event of war.
  • Perhaps the most important powers are in the War Power Clause which was given to Congress in the Constitution and Foreign Commerce Clause.
  • Instead, they maintain that they have the Constitutional authority, as commander in chief to use the military for "police actions. " According to historian Thomas Woods, "Ever since the Korean, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution — which refers to the president as the 'Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States' — has been interpreted to mean that the president may act with an essentially free hand in foreign affairs, or at the very least that he may send men into battle without consulting Congress. " Some people have argued this could pass as offensive actions, although historically police actions fell mostly under the purview of protecting embassies, U.S. citizens overseas, and shipping such as the quasi war.
  • This has been repeated in every armed conflict since that time.
  • Johnson being shown a map of an area in Vietnam.

• Political Party Leader

  • The president can take an indirect role in shaping legislation, especially if the president's political party has a majority in one or both houses of Congress.
  • The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
  • However, the president can take an indirect role in shaping legislation, especially if the president's political party has a majority in one or both houses of Congress.
  • Nominees participate in nationally televised debates, and while the debates are usually restricted to the Democratic and Republican nominees, third party candidates may be invited, such as Ross Perot in the 1992 debates.
  • Describe roles that the President plays above and beyond serving as the nation's chief executive

• The Cabinet

  • Also provides credentials in the form of passports and visas.
  • The Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, which is an Executive Department of the Government of the United States of America .
  • The Secretary of Defense is in the chain of command and exercises command and control, subject only to the orders of the President, over all Department of Defense forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps) for both operational and administrative purposes.
  • Because the Office of Secretary of Defense is vested with legal powers which exceeds those of any commissioned officer, and is second only to the Office of President in the military hierarchy, it has sometimes unofficially been referred to as a de facto "deputy commander-in-chief. " The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the Secretary of Defense and the President.
  • While the Chairman may assist the Secretary and President in their command functions, the Chairman is not in the chain of command.

• Checks and Balances

  • The President is the civilian Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  • It is generally understood that he has the authority to command them to take appropriate military action in the event of a sudden crisis.
  • Marbury, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, was the first Supreme Court case to strike down an act of Congress as unconstitutional.
  • The Chief Justice presides in the Senate during a president's impeachment trial.
  • Thus, the Chief Justice's role in this regard is limited.

• Separation of Powers

  • Congress has the sole power to legislate in the United States.
  • While Chief Justice John Marshall conceded that the determination of rules of procedure was a legislative function, he distinguished between "important" subjects and mere details .
  • By law, the president becomes the Commander in Chief of the Army, Navy, and Militia of several states when called into service, and has power to make treaties and appointments to office.
  • Henry Inman painted his original portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall in September 1831, when the jurist sat for Inman in Philadelphia.
  • Marshall's granddaughters lent the portrait to the Virginia State Library in 1874 and the surviving granddaughter bequeathed it to the Library in 1920.

• The Executive Office of the President

  • Haldeman, garnered a reputation in Washington for the iron hand he wielded in the position.
  • The current White House Chief of Staff is Denis McDonough who took over the job from Jacob Lew in 2013.
  • The duties of the White House Chief of Staff vary greatly from one administration to another; in fact, there is no legal requirement that the President even fill the position.
  • The Chief of Staff is assisted by one or more Deputy Chiefs of Staff.
  • In 1939, during Franklin D.