Vesting Clause
The Vesting Clauses are provisions in Article I, Section 1; Article II, Section 1, Clause 1; and Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. These vest the legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the Congress, President, and federal judiciary (the Supreme Court and the then-uncreated inferior courts), respectively. The Constitution thus explicitly creates a clear Separation of powers in the federal government.
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