Emergency Powers of the President - Civics 101: A Podcast, New Hampshire Public Radio

Title: Emergency Powers of the President

Podcast series: Civics 101: A Podcast, New Hampshire Public Radio

Host/Moderators: Nick Capodice, Senior Editor, Civics 101, and Hannah McCarthy, Senior Editor, Civics 101

Guest: Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University

Date of Publication: December 2021

Summary: If you want to learn about economic sanctions, which are the most common of the president’s emergency powers, and one non-conflict way to exert pressure on a foreign power, check out our episode on emergency powers. You’ll also learn about certain military powers the president has under an emergency declaration. Emergency powers are designed for when plans need to change, and fast, by allowing the president to override certain Constitutional provisions in a time of crisis. But in the last century, national emergencies have gone from a rarity to a tool that presidents use dozens of times while in office. We talk about what a president can (and cannot) do during a state of emergency, and how Congress has tried to put checks on that power, with help from Kim Lane Scheppele, author of Law in a Time of Emergency.

Website:  https://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org/resources/emergency-powers-of-the-president/