President versus British Monarch's Authority (in 1787); a refresher course about the President's powers.

 

Federalist Paper # 69 [paragraph 11]*

 

11         The President of the United States would be elected every four years,

                        the King of Great Britain is a perpetual and hereditary prince.

            The President could face personal punishment and disgrace;

                        the King is sacred and inviolable.

            The President would have a qualified negative on the acts of the legislative body;

    `                   the King has an absolute negative.

            The President would have a right to command the military and naval forces of the nation;    

                         the King also has the authority to declare war, and raise and regulate fleets by his own authority.

            The President would have a concurrent power with a branch of the legislature in the formation of treaties;

                         the King is the sole possessor of the power to make treaties.

            The President can confer no privileges whatever;

                         the King can make citizens of aliens, noblemen of commoners, can erect corporations with all the rights of corporate bodies.

            The President cannot regulate the commerce or currency of the nation;

                        the King can regulate commerce, establish markets and fairs, regulate weights and measures, lay embargoes for a limited time,  coin money, authorize or prohibit the circulation of foreign coin. 

            The President has no religious jurisdiction;

                        the King is the supreme head of the national church...

           
 

*quotes from The Federalist Papers: Modern English Edition Two

 

 

 

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