Question

While the constitution does not specify that presidents have the power to remove those they appointed to office from their positions,

a) Presidents have pushed for a constitutional amendment to allow them to remove such officials.
b) The courts ruled that the president can remove such officials if the Senate also votes for removal.
c) Presidents have long claimed that the power is implied by those expressed powers they have in the constitution.
d) After much legal argumentation, Congress delegated that power to the president in the wake of the Civil War.

Answer 1

Presidents have claimed the power to remove officials they appointed as implied by their expressed powers. The Supreme Court ruled that the Senate cannot limit this power. Congress can also use the impeachment process to remove a president from office.

Step-by-step explanation:

While the constitution does not specify that presidents have the power to remove those they appointed to office from their positions, there have been instances where presidents have asserted this power. Presidents have long claimed that the power is implied by the expressed powers they have in the constitution.

During Reconstruction, Congress tried to limit the president's removal power with the Tenure of Office Act in 1867, but the Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that the Senate had no right to impair the president's removal power.

Congress also has the power to limit the president's power through the impeachment process. The House of Representatives can impeach the president by bringing formal charges, and the Senate tries the case and can remove the president from office if found guilty.