Emergency Powers of the President

<p>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. So how has the national emergency gone from a rarity to a tool that presidents use dozens of times while in office? </p><p>We look at 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 <a href="https://lapa.princeton.edu/people/kim-lane-scheppele">Kim Lane Scheppele</a>, author of <i>Law in a Time of Emergency. </i></p>