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36 Cards in this Set
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What is the earliest example of executive power:
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Royal Govenors
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Article II requirements for Pres?
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35 years old, 14 years US resident, a natural born citizen
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Tenure of Office?
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4 year terms with no limits
The 22nd Amendment now limits to two four year terms (total of 10 years in office) |
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Electoral college:
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Incorporates the Connecticut Compromise
-protects small states -538 electors total (add reps and senate) DC gets 3 |
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12th Amendment (1804):
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separate elections for pres and VP
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Order of Succession:
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President
Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of state, treasure, defense |
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Jobs of the VP:
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assume office is pres can't, preside over senate and break ties, little power
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How are VP's chosen?
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-Geographical balance
-bring part back together at convention -Achieve social/cultural balance -used to overcome shortcomings |
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What is the ultimate check on the president?
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Removal!!
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How many votes to remove pres?
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2/3rds of the senate
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2 presidents that were impeached?
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Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton
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Powers of the president:
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Legislative Agenda, chief-of-state, treaty, chief executive, veto, appointment, commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, pardoning power
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3 types of powers:
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Express, Implied, Inherent
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Chief Executive power:
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Carry out laws
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head of state powers:
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foreign policy
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Chief Legislature:
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veto legislation
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Constitutional Powers:
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Appointment power (executive officers, ambassadors, military, federal judges) and Pardoning Powers (provide restoration to individual charged of a crime)
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Head of State Powers:
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power to make treaties (formal agreements, 2/3 vote of senate, executive agreements), receive ambassadors, commander and chief
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Executive agreements:
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agreements entered into by the president and don't require senate approval
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Quasi-treaties:
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not binding and only with the president currently in office
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Line-item veto:
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Veto part of the bill instead of the whole thing
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Controversial Powers:
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Executive privilege (some info does not have to be disclosed to congress or the courts), Presidential Signing Statements (written pronouncement by the pres. made when signing a bill into law)
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The Power and success of the presidency is dependent on:
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personality, informal powers, goals, timing of events
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Washington's Precedents:
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established primacy of the national gov't, established cabinet system, prominence of chief executive in foreign affairs, claimed inherent powers
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John Adams:
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-emergence of political parties
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Thomas Jefferson:
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-Role of the president in the legislative process and as party leader
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Constitutional Approach:
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Taftian- Legislative primacy
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Stewardship Approach:
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Modern- presidency primacy
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Andrew Jackson:
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Made extensive use of veto, reasserted the supremacy of the national govt.
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Modern presidency begins when:
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With FDR
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What does the Modern President have to do:
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lead a large gov't (bureaucracy), play an active and leading role in foreign and domestic policy, play a strong legislative role, and use technology to get 'close to Americans'
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How did FDR shift the president's powers?
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shifted the powers from that of simply executing policy to making it
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What the public expects from the president today:
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formulate legislative plans, construct coalitions within congress,
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Office of Management and Budget:
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prepares the president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules
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Executive Orders:
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a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law
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National Security Council:
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the president's principle forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters
-includes the Pres, VP, sec of state, sec of treasury, sec of defenses, and the assistant to the president for national security affairs |