The president's power to convene Congress

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The power of the president to convene Congress is largely symbolic today since Congress typically meets in regular sessions and does not need to be called back into a special session by the president. While this power has been used in the past, it is not utilized regularly by modern presidents. Additionally, the power to make recess appointments (choice A) is a separate power that the president has, but it is not directly related to the power to convene Congress. Hamilton did argue in favor of the power to convene Congress in Federalist No. 77 (not 10, as stated in choice D), but this historical justification is not relevant to the present-day use of the power. Finally, the U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled that the power to convene Congress is unconstitutional, so choice E is incorrect.

The President's Power to Convene Congress