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What can and can’t the president do — and how do we know? The framers of the U.S. Constitution left the powers of the executive branch powers deliberately vague, and in doing so opened the door for every president to decide how much power they could claim. Over time, that’s become quite a lot. This episode originally ran in 2020 and has been updated with new material.
Guest:
Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College.
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