Example Of Article Review On The Law And The President

The article "The Law and the President" provides a view on how should concepts of "executive power" and "law" correlate and function in a proper way. It concludes a number of linguistic terms that are related to each other properly.
Speaking about terms, first we should clarify how the particular term is defined. Article contains lots of statements that may be defined as "claim". According to Free Dictionary claim means "an assertion that something is true or factual;" (Free Dictionary).
Here are examples of what is represented as a claim in the reviewed article. "Emergency power for such underhanded activities as spying makes Americans uncomfortable and upset." (Mansfield Harvey).

"A republic like ours is always more at ease in dealing with criminals than with enemies" (Mansfield Harvey).

"The constitution took seriously a difficulty in the rule of law that the republican tradition before 1787 had slighted" (Mansfield Harvey).
"In the Constitution executive power represents necessity in the form of response to emergencies. It anticipates that events will occur or situations will arise that we cannot anticipate through our laws; it anticipates what we cannot anticipate". (Mansfiend Harvey).
Another term that may be found in the article is "support". According to Free Dictionary term "support" means "be behind; approve of;establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts" (Free Dictionary).

Here is an example what may be defined as "support" herein:

"Criminals violate the law can be vindicated with police, prosecutors, juries, and judges, who stay within the law: At least for the most part, the law vindicates itself." (Mansfiled Harvey).
"because they had overconfidently ignored the necessities that all governments face and had tried to wish away the advantages of size, power, flexibility, foresight, and prudence that monarchies may offer" (Mansfield Harvey).
Another term widely used in the article is "qualifier". According to the Free Dictionary "qualifier" means "One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task." (Free dictionary). The following may be defined as qualifier in the article:
"To counter enemies, a republic must have and use force adequate to a greater threat that comes from criminals, who may be quite patriotic if not public-spirited, and have nothing against the law when applied to others beside themselves" (Mansfiled Harvey).
"A strong executive is one that is not confined to executing the laws but has extra-legal powers such as commanding the military, making treaties (and carrying on foreign policy), and pardoning the convicted, not to mention a veto of legislation" (Mansfield Harvey).

Works Cited

Mansfield, Harvey. The Law and the President. The Weekly Standard; Jan 16, 2006; 11, 17; ProQuest Research Library. pg. 12
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus." The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.