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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article II. Executive Branch
  4. Section II
  5. Clause III

Clause III

  • U.S. Constitution Annotated
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    Clause 3

    The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

    • Recess Appointments Power
      • Recess Appointments Power: Overview
      • Recess Appointments Power: Doctrine and Practice
        • Definition of a Vacancy
      • Recess Appointments Power: Select Topics for Consideration
        • Recess Appointments of Article III Judges
    • Implied or Inherent Powers
      • Implied or Inherent Powers: Overview
      • Inherent Foreign Affairs Power
        • Inherent Foreign Affairs Power: Doctrine and Practice
          • Alternatives to Treaties
            • Sole Executive Agreements
              • Legal Basis for Executive Agreements
              • Legal Effect of Executive Agreements
            • Congressional Executive Agreements
      • Executive Privilege: Overview
      • Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits
        • Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits: Doctrine and Practice
          • Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits: Civil Cases
        • Presidential Immunity to Criminal and Civil Suits: Select Topics for Consideration
          • Other Executive Officials and the Qualified Immunity Doctrine

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