Unit 4 American Gov: Executive Branch

Presidential Requirements

• At least 35

• Resident of US for 14 years

• Natural born citizen

Vice President is the...

President of the Senate

12th Amendment

Electoral College: electors get one vote, if there is a tie, House elects President, Senate elects VP Pres is #1 VP is #2

20th Amendment

Presidential Inauguration: on January 20th, Pres and VP are sworn into office January 20th

22nd Amendment

Presidential term limits 22 two terms

23rd Amendment

Voting in D.C.: DC gets electoral votes (Presidential Election) 23 DC

25th Amendment

Presidential Succession: Establishes a clearer succession to the presidency and VP 25 alive

How to Calculate the Electoral College

Senate (100) + House of Reps (435) + DC (3) = electoral college (538)

Commander in Chief

Supreme Military Commander

The President can deploy troops for ____ days but must inform Congress within ___ hours

60 days and 48 hours

Executive Order

a declaration by the President or a governor which has force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers

Executive Privilege

generally allows the president and his close advisers to refuse to produce documents or testimony to the judicial or legislative branches under some circumstances

Reprieves

a re or postponement of punishment (usually for death penalty)

Pardons

forgiveness of the crime

Clemency

The process by which a governor, president, or administrative board may reduce a defendants sentence or grant a pardon

Veto

President signing no to a bill; must have a reason

Pocket Veto

A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.

The Bully Pulpit

A public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue

The President is the "________" of the US

microphone

Treaty

a contract or legal agreement between two or more countries

Executive Agreement

a promise or an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matter not warranting a formal treaty

Ambassadors

a highest-ranking diplomatic agent of the US to spread peace and serve in US embassies and missions

*Bureaucracy

A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of organizations broken down into three structures: Hierarchical Authority, Job Specialization, and Formalized Rules

Hierarchical Authority

organized and structures as a pyramid, with a chain of command; make a quick decision with little conflict EX: military

Job Specialization

An organization with defined duties and responsibilities; efficiency because each person in the organization focuses on one task EX: a precise division of labor

Formalized Rules

An organization that does its work according to many regulations and procedures; workers can act with the same speed and precision because decisions are based on a set of standard

Staff Agencies

aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization

Line Agencies

actually performing tasks for which an agency exists

Executive Office of the President

The umbrella of agencies that enforces the laws for the President; Headed by Secretary

Independent Executive Agencies

Non-Cabinet agencies with specialized functions

Draft

forced military service

Foreign Affairs

A nation's relationships with other nations

Isolationism

a refusal to become generally involved in affairs of other nations

Passports

legal documents issued by a state that identified a person as a citizen

Visa

a permit to enter another state and must be obtained from the country one wishes to enter

Collective Security

to keep international peace and order

Deterrence

a strategy of maintaining the military might so great to defer future attacks

United Nations

United Nations Conference on international organizations (town meeting of the world)

Security Council

Made of 15 members, 5 from permanent members (US, Great Britain, France, Russia, and China)

The Department of Homeland Security

Created in 2002 to protect citizens from terrorism

7 Hats of the President

His 7 Titles:

• Chief Citizen

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Executive

• Chief Host

• Chief Legislator

• Chief Politician.

*What does it mean that the president is the Bully Pulpit of the US?

The president speaks for the whole country and the interest as a whole. ; His job to speak on all issues as President

*What are the three principles of the Federal Bureaucracy?

Hierarchical Authority; chain of command

Job Specialization; defined duties and responsibility

Formalized Rules; does work according to regulation and procedures