Acording to the Constitution, the president has the power to
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows. Clause one is a "vesting clause," similar to other clauses in Articles One and Three, but it vests the power to execute the instructions of Congress, which has the exclusive power to make laws; "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof." An important distinction between the vesting clause in Article I and this vesting clause is that this one is plenary (i.e., it implies the power of the executive may fall in line with what other "executives" around the world at the time could do),[citation needed] whereas the power vested in Article I is subject to limits to be outlined in later sections. The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States. The President and the Vice President are elected every four years.
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