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Chief of State:
The President is the official representative of the U.S.
Holds dinners for foreign visitors
Awards the Congressional Medal of Honor
Chief Executive:
The President is the C.E.O. of the massive federal bureaucracy—not elected officials, and has over 3 million employees to manage.
Nominates Cabinet members ex- secretary of state
Nominates the heads of other federal agencies, such as the CIA and FBI
Issues Executive Orders
Chief Diplomat: —think foreign relationships
The President works with global leaders and global organizations like the UN (United Nations).
Negotiates treaties
Negotiates cease fires
Negotiates arms deals/disarmament
Commander in Chief:
The President is the head of the U.S. armed services.
Appoints the heads of the military branches
Instigates “armed conflicts” w/ foreign aggressors
Makes decisions about the use of drones
Chief Legislator:
The President takes a VERY active role in trying to get Congress to pass his policy promises.
Signs and vetoes bills— can’t make laws
Lobbies Congress to get them to go along with his ideas
Congressional liaisons office to monitor how Congress is treating his policy promises
Chief of the Party:
The President is the head of the party.
Gives campaign speeches on behalf of other party members
Campaigns for party members running for office
Chief Citizen:
He represents Americans and American traditions.
Answers letters
Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn
Pardons turkeys at Thanksgiving time
Lights the White House Christmas tree
Chief Economist:
One of the President’s most visible roles. Voters often hold the President accountable for the state of the economy.
Creates an annual budget
Signs all spending bills
Signs all new tax policies
Chief Administrator:
The director of executive branch
Heads one of the largest governmental machines the world has known
Employs more than 2.7 million civilians
Spends 2.5 trillion a year.
Manages sprawling executive branch
Describe the formal qualifications of the President:
Be 35+ of age,
Natural born citizen
Lived in the US for 14 years or more.
Provide information on the President’s term length and limits.
4 terms in office total of eight years. Can serve up to ten years as president
Provide information on the salary and benefits.
50k year expense allowance. The finest medical, dental and other health care available, generous travel and enteriament funds and other fringe benefits.
Define presidential succession.
Vice President succeeds to office. Then Speaker, President Temp Pro, Secretary of State
Take their place if they health concerns, resign, impeachment
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, list the succession following the Vice President.
Speaker of House and then President pro temp. of Senate are next in line. Then followed by the secretary of state and then by each other 14 heads of Cabinet departments.
Describe what happens if the President is unable to perform Presidential duties due to a disability.
The Vice President is to become Acting President if the President informs Congress, in writing, that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office or Vice President and a majority of members of Cabinet inform Congress in writing that the President is so incapacitated.
25th amendment
List the 2 formal duties of the Vice President.
preside over the Senate
help decide the question of presidential disability.
++President of Senate
VP is someone who appeals to different people.
Research online the difference between a presidential primary and caucus in a presidential election.
Primaries involve voting by ballot, whereas caucuses take place in a local meeting.
pp-a voter who casts a vote for a candidate standing for the Republican nomination for president cannot cast a vote for a candidate standing for the Democratic nomination, or vice versa.
caucus-A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The exact definition varies between different countries and political cultures.
what type of canidates usually turn for president: Informal qualifications
Presidents usually were
Business
**Law
Trust the person
role national conventions play in presidential elections.
The convention system has been built by 2 major parties in American politics
-national committee makes arrangements for the party's convention.
-sets dates and picks a place for a meeting.
National committee issues its call for convention. Names the time and place and also the party’s organization in each State how many delegates may be sent for the national gathering based on electoral votes.
Huge democrats and republican convention to nominate their delegates
select the party's nominee for popular election as President
difference between a presidential primary and caucus in a presidential election.
presidential primary- when members vote in a state election they want their presidential nominatee.
Run by local and state governments
two types- opened and closed
closed- person has to identify with a policital party
Meaning: identify if you are democrats or republicans before primary and vote on party lines. Declare head of time.
open- can vote for whatever canidate you want. You can register as a republican, but pick a democrat
caucus- political party runs these private meetings.
ex- Iowa caucus: first presidental election
overall purpose of the national convention.
select the party delegates for the general election both democrats and republicans announce the presidental nominatee
Why do we have an electoral college and who the electoral college is and what they do.
electors elect president through citizens vote
an amendment to get rid of electoral college
538- amount of numbers in congress and three electors from DOC
state parties- democrats and republicans- select a paper to show who they want to select for their electors
++++cant be in house or senate
48 states and DOC has winner takes all
if this elector gets more than 50.01%, they get all the electors
2 states do proportional elections
270 electors to be considered the President
gets electorals based on population size
List examples of what the President can do (executive power).
command armed forces,
to make treaties
to approve or veto acts of Congress
to send and receive diplomatic representatives
to grant pardons and reprieves
to take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.
Describe reasons why the presidential power has grown.
increase economics and social life
mass media
tv
public demand,
welfare
environment
employment
community
health
List examples of how the President executes the law.
carry out laws executive branch has created
ex-
The president can approve the bill and sign it into law or not approve (veto) a bill.
List examples of administrative work the President completes.
Day to day work for departments such as bureaus, offices, boards, commissions, councils, etc.
Describe what an executive order is.
Directive rule, or regulation that has the effect of law.
same effect as the law
doesn’t have to go through Congress
questioned by judicial or stalled then go through judicial system
next president can revoke it
Describe the ordinance of power.
ability president has to make executive orders by the Constitution and acts of Congress
Describe who appointees are and list examples.
Ambassadors and other diplomats
Cabinet members and their top aides
The heads of such independent agencies as the EPA and NA and SA
All federal judges, US marshals and attorneys
All officers in armed forces
Recess appointments- to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate
What is a treaty and who does a President work with on a treaty?
Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
The President acts through the secretary of state; the senate must give 2/3rds of the vote of members present
Congress can repeal a treaty by passing a law contrary to its provisions and an existing law may be repealed by the terms of the treaty.
Describe an executive agreement.
Pact between The President and the head of a foreign state or between their subordinates. Don’t require Senate consent.
Describe the power of recognition.
The President receives the diplomatic representatives of another sovereign state.
Sovereign states recognize one another through the exchange of diplomatic representatives.
Describe duties of the Commander in Chief.
Have final authority over and responsibility for all military matters and the most critical decisions.
Summarize or list examples of the legislative power the President has.
The President can call Congress into a special session
Sign legislation into law or to veto bills enacted by Congress
the postponement of execution of a sentence
(reschedule)- postpone punishment— ex 2019 someone had death sentence but was repreived because no evidence.
reprieve
is legal forgiveness of a crime
president can grant this- forgiving them, removing, general judisical power.
ex- water gates situtation where president gave forgivenesss to former president
pardon
may be used only in cases involving federal offenses
laid back, lessen.
Clemency (mercy)
george washington gave clemency
veterans to war.
includes the power to reduce the length of a sentence or a find imposed by a court
length- reducing a sentence.
Commutation (communiting) point a to point b
2017 obama gave clemency to 330 inmates
david barron- life to 30 years and trump to 30-20 years in jail
in effect a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators
pardon granted to a group of people. Granting
forgiveness to a group of people
example- jimmy carter gave forgiveness to 18 years olds in the draft
Amnesty
of presententing the President with four options when he receives a measured passed by Congress
The Veto Power
to cancel spending bills enacted by Congress.
if president wanted to change dollar amount- congress said you can’t too much power, so they have to go to Congress first.
Line item veto
what can the commander in chief do
duties- making undeclared war- president can make decision.
who can declare war- congress
congress and president share war powers
military and appoints the officers, makes military decisions
commander in chief- can spend troops.
war power 1973
to limit presidential military power.
presidents disagree because they dont want limited military power
consult congress
if president wants to make quick decision, they can but then need to talk to congress
legislative and judicial powers
legislative- law and people who right laws. Making laws. Roles of president is chief legislature. 4 ways presidents can make decision on bill. Line item veto- president doesn’t have power.
judicial- makes sure that laws are followed correctly.
amnesty
communtation
reprieve
pardon
clemency
more info of nc
The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the United States Republican Party. They are administered by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the Republican National Convention is to officially nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party, as well as publicize and launch the fall campaign. Delegates from all fifty U.S. states and from American dependencies and territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands attend the convention and cast their votes. Like the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Convention marks the formal end of the primary election period and the start of the general election season.
The party's presidential nominee is chosen primarily by pledged delegates, which are in turn selected through a series of individual state caucuses and primary elections. The size of delegations to the Republican National Convention, for each state, territory, or other political subdivision, are described by Rule 14 of the party's national rules.[1] The party does not use superdelegates as does the Democratic Party, and all delegates are pledged to a candidate in some fashion.
The Republican Party's rules leave discretion to the states in choosing how to award their respective pledged delegates to the candidates. Some states may use a statewide winner-take-all method, where the primary candidate who receives the most popular votes in a state gets all of its pledged delegates. Other states may use a proportional representation system, where the pledged delegates are instead distributed to the candidates in proportion to its votes.[2][3]
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