In United States constitutional law, the Vesting Clauses are three provisions in the United States Constitution which vest the United States' legislative power in the

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, the executive power in the President, and judicial power in the

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. The Constitution thus explicitly creates a

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among the three branches of the

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Legislative Vesting Clause

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Executive Vesting Clause

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Judicial Vesting Clause

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