An Englishman,
However, In Considering The Executive Power Of The President, And In
Making Any Comparison Between That And The
Executive power of any
officer or officers attached to the Crown in England, should always
bear in mind that the
President's power, and even authority, is
confined to the Federal government, and that he has none with
reference to the individual States, religion, education, the
administration of the general laws which concern every man and
woman, and the real de facto government which comes home to every
house, - these things are not in any way subject to the President of
the United States.
His legislative power is also great. He has a veto upon all acts of
Congress, This veto is by no means a dead letter, as is the veto of
the Crown with us; but it is not absolute. The President, if he
refuses his sanction to a bill sent up to him from Congress, returns
it to that House in which it originated, with his objections in
writing. If, after that, such bill shall again pass through both
the Senate and the House of Representatives, receiving in each House
the approvals of two-thirds of those present, then such bill becomes
law without the President's sanction. Unless this be done, the
President's veto stops the bill. This veto has been frequently
used, but no bill has yet been passed in opposition to it.
The third article of the Constitution treats of the judiciary of the
United States; but as I purpose to write a chapter devoted to the
law courts and lawyers of the States, I need not here describe at
length the enactments of the Constitution on this head.
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