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# U.S. Const. Art. II, Sec. 3. Duties of the President

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He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing role of court in the release of presidentially impounded funds, see 24 Emory L.J. 313 (1975).

For article, “The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties: 1974-1975,” see 24 Emory L.J. 937 (1975).

For comment, “Private Citizens in Foreign Affairs: A Constitutional Analysis,” see 36 Emory L.J. 285 (1987).

For note, “Let Me Tell You What You Mean: An Analysis of Presidential Signing Statements,” see 21 Ga. L. Rev. 755 (1987).

For survey of 1987 Eleventh Circuit cases on administrative law, see 39 Mercer L. Rev. 1057 (1988).

For article, “Trading Nonenforcement,” see 39 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 777, 783 (2023).

## Am. Jur. 2d.

4 Am. Jur. 2d, Ambassadors, Diplomats and Consular, § 1. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 243, 309. 77 Am. Jur. 2d, United States, § 20.

## C.j.s.

91 C.J.S., United States, §§ 27, 46. 91 C.J.S., United States Marshals, § 16.