Political Science Pol Sci 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Regulatory Agency, Unitary Executive Theory
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President can say that as a textual matter, article. 2 section 2 doesn"t say anything about removals appointments follow from the appointment clause a. i. 2. Points to the take care clause that he needs to faithfully execute the law constitutional obligation to do so removals follow from the take care clause a. ii. Humphrey"s executor v united states congress created the. Ftc (federal trade commission different from postmasters) Independent regulatory agencies have judicial functions, legislative functions, hold hearings, create rules quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial functions kept independent from the president but under the executive branch a. ii. 2. Taft would have loved to rule in favor of the. President/executive branch because the positions are under the rule of the executive branch idea of the unitary executive a. ii. 4. Court ruled in favor of humphrey makes a differentiation between cabinet level positions and. Independent regulatory agencies taft went on and on about the postmaster position and other positions in his.