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Decision of 1789 Add languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The  Decision of 1789  refers to a month-long constitutional debate that occurred during the first session of the  United States House of Representatives  as to whether  Article Two  of the  United States Constitution  granted the president the power to remove  officers of the United States  at will. It has been called "the first significant legislative construction of the Constitution". [1]  The debate centered around "a bill that would create a Department of Foreign Affairs"—the precursor to the  Department of State —and which branch of government would have the power to remove officers from that department. [1] Congress ultimately enacted three departmental acts "that contained nearly identical language", none of which contained language expressly granting the President removal power. [1]  Nonetheless, one of t...

Article Two of the United States Constitution 10 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is part of  a series  on the Constitution of the United States Preamble and Articles Preamble I II III IV V VI VII Amendments to the Constitution I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII Unratified Amendments : Congressional Apportionment Titles of Nobility Corwin Child Labor Equal Rights D.C. Voting Rights History Drafting and ratification timeline Convention Signing Federalism Republicanism Bill of Rights Reconstruction Amendments Full text Preamble and Articles I–VII Amendments I–X Amendments XI–XXVII Unratified Amendments   United States portal   Law portal   Politics portal v t e Article Two  of the  United States Constitution  establishes the  executive branch  of the  federal government , which carries out and e...