The oath and the office: a guide to the Constitution for future presidents

Introduction : the oath

Article II and the limited presidency

The bully pulpit

The power to execute the laws

The power to hire and fire

The power to nominate Supreme Court justices

The commander-in-chief power

Madison and the creation of the Bill of Rights

The First Amendment and free speech

The First Amendment and the freedom of religion

The Eighth Amendment and the ban on cruel and unusual punishment

The Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments and the guarantee of equal protection of the laws

How to stop a president

The judicial check on a president

Federalism

The congressional check and impeachment

Conclusion.