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Commander in Chief Clause

Article II § 2 makes the President commander of the armed forces, which gives operational control of war but not power over the domestic economy or the power to declare war, which belongs to Congress.

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cláusula de comandante en jefe

El art. II § 2 hace al Presidente comandante de las fuerzas armadas: control operativo de la guerra, no poder sobre la economía interna ni facultad de declarar la guerra, que es del Congreso. Compárese con el art. 89 VI–VIII CPEUM.

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  • Youngstown held the clause did not reach steel mills in Ohio. Youngstown resolvió que la cláusula no alcanzaba a las acereras de Ohio.

RelatedRelacionados: executive power (Article II), Youngstown framework (Jackson's three categories)

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