At his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump swore to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.’ Morry Gash/POOL/AFP, Getty Images
Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts have few tools and limited power to make him comply.
But the real contest is not legal. It is political.
As a political scientist who studies presidential behavior and public responses to unilateral action, I have spent my career examining the boundaries of executive power.
Those limits, aimed at constraining the president, are set in law.
The Constitution outlines the powers of Congress and the president in articles 1 and 2. It formally gives Congress the power of the purse and requires the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
Statutes dictate how agencies operate, how appointments are made and how funds must be spent. Courts interpret and…
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Publish date : 2025-05-21 17:09:00
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