AP.GOV test ch12&13 THURS

Powers of the President:

Head/Chief of State-

ceremonial head of gov

Powers of the President: Chief executive -

head of executive branch/bureaucracy; "take care that all laws be faithfully executed" Article 11

Powers of the President: Commander in chief -

authorize use of troops overseas without declaring war; needs approval of Congress to declare war officially

Powers of President: Chief diplomat

nominates ambassadors; receives ambassadors of other nations; gives diplomatic recognition to foreign govs; makes treaties with other nations

Powers of President: Chief legislator -

prez can recommend legislation and programs that congress should pursue "agenda"; power to persuade/bully pulpit through media

Impeachment Process: Step 1:

House committee creates articles of impeachment; small group looks into crimes, defines charges, decides whether to continue case

Impeachment Process: Step 2

House of Reps votes on impeachment; if majority votes in favor pres is impeached BUT NOT YET REMOVED

Impeachment Process: Step 3

Senate Trial: Sneate holds trial on impeachment charges; prez is outed if ⅔ of senate vote in favor of impeachment

War Powers Act-

prez must notify congress about military actions 48 hours AFTER they occur; if they do not give approval: troops must stay in area 60 days

Executive Agreements: What are they? How can Congress check? Are they more or less important than real treaties?

agreements prez can make with foreign nations WITHOUT congressional approval; congress can check this by not providing funding; less important and long lasting than treaties

. Budgeting Process with Congress- 4 steps

OMB outlines budget

Sends it to each executive agency and department

Each agency then submits budget requests and bargains with OMB

OMB runs 2 reviews with this

Spring: each agency reviewed and sends requests

Fall: review request, make changes, and submits recommendations to prez

Executive Orders-

prez instructs gov workers to perform a certain action; acts like a law; has to follow Constitution or Congress and be published in the Federal register

President's power over the Bureaucracy-

everyone under president must follow executive order

The Bully Pulpit: what is it? who named it?

prez can "bully"/persuade Congress to pursue certain policies; can do this thru media. Teddy R called this bully pulpit

President's power of legislation: what can it do to Congress?

prez can recommend legislation and programs congress should pursue; "Agenda"

Appointment Process of Federal Judges and department/agency officials-

President appoints federal judges with agreement of majority of Senate

Veto powers and trends when it comes to vetoes and

legislation passed

prez can veto or pocket veto laws passed by congress;

Veto Message

explain why prez vetoed

Line Item Veto

veto PART of legislation and approve the rest, this was STRUCK DOWN by Supreme Court

Rule-making powers of the Bureaucracy -

They make regulations that enforce a LAW thru "rulemaking"

4 steps for "Rulemaking" in bureaucracy

Step 1: draft reg/ series of regs

Step 2: publish reg in federal register

Step 3: Groups or individuals have 60 days to present opposition to regulation & congress can overturn in this period

Step 4: reg is enacted but can still be challenged in courts by groups with direct interests in it