What everyone can do including formal and informal powers, and qualifications for frq

Prez formal powers

Sign and Veto power, command armed forces,commander of cheif, pardoning and reprieve power, appointment powers, make treaties, convene Congress, recess appointment, pocket veto

prez informal powers

The power to go public, power of bargining/ persuasion, make executive agreements, issue executive orders, issue signing statements, create & use bureaucracy, personality and leadership, and make legislative proposals, head of political party.

what can congress do

* Make laws.
* Declare war.
* Raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure.
* Impeach and try federal officers.
* Approve presidential appointments.
* Approve treaties negotiated by the executive branch.
* Oversight and investigations.
* regulate interstate commerce
* necessary and proper
* establish rules of naturalization (immigrants becoming citizens)

how do IG effect policy

Interest groups often file amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, presenting an argument in favor of a particular issue. Sometimes interest groups file lawsuits against the government or other parties. directly lobby a goverment offical

prez qualifications

 a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older.

house qualifications

1\. Is least 25 years old

2\. Been a U.S. citizen for 7 years

3\. They have to live in the state that they're representing when elected

senate qualifications

**-**at least 30 years old

\- U.S citizenship for at least 9 years

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\- They have to live in the state that they’re representing when elected

recession

a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and that lasts more than a few months

monetary polices and power

a set of tools used by a nation's central bank to control the overall money supply and promote economic growth and employ strategies such as revising interest rates and changing bank reserve requirements.

gross domestic product

 measures the monetary value of final goods and services—that is, those that are bought by the final user—produced in a country in a given period of time

house powers

initiates appropriation legislation

Initiate revenue bills

\-impeach federal officials

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\-Elect president if there is an electoral college tie

senate powers

he senate's constitutional power of advice and consent extends to approve or reject presidential requests and to set conditions. Two-thirds senators present must concur treaties; a simple majority required for appointments.

* the power to confirm President's appointments
* ratify treaties
* tries impeachment cases

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appropriation legislation

legislation to appropriate federal funds to specific federal government departments, agencies and programs

habeus corpus

 an order that requires jailers to bring a prisoner before a court or judge and explain why the person is being held.