AP Gov Unit 2 Executive Branch Flashcards

What is the purpose of the executive branch?

Enforece laws and the constitution

What makes up the executive branch?

President, Vice President, Joint chiefs, Cabinet and Departments, law enforcement

Where does the presidents power come from?

Article 2 section 8

What are the roles of the president expressed in article 2 section 8?

Preserve, protect, and defend the United States Constitution

What are the constitutional requirements of the president

1) must be at least 35 years old

What are the Constitutional Requirements of the president 

2) must be born a (natural born) American citizen

What are the Constitutional requirements of the president

3) must have lived in the us for 14 years

What are all the roles of the president?

Chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, chief, legislator, commander-in-chief, and chief citizen

What is chief of state?

The symbol of the people and nation representing the us to other countries, ceremonial head of the government (like a king/ queen or "show pony") Ex. Hosting dinner party

Chief Executive

Chief enforcer of the constitution and laws of the nation, Ex. Pardoning a drug offender

Chief administration

Managing massive federal government, appointing and firing people like the CEO of the us government, Ex. Giving federal employees a day off on a snow day

Chief Diplomat

Architect of foreign policy and spokesman to the rest of the world, actively doing something, Ex. Signing treaties, making executive agreements, seeing countries as independent, and trade agreement

Chief Legislator

Initiates, suggest, and at times insist upon formation of laws that serve our nations public policy signing and vetoing laws, making executive orders, using bully pulpit and influence budget Ex. Calls for more strict immigration policy, or calls for free community college for all citizens

Commander in Chief

As direct and immediate control over the nations entire army and military arsenal, Ex. Pres and posthumously awards the congressional Medal of Honor to a sailor or discussing strategies with nato

Chief Citizen

Representative of ALL people and serves as moral leader, the president representing the government of the nation, Ex. Attends funeral for the former First Lady, or giving a speech mourning the lost of astronauts when a space shuttle explodes

What is a executive order

a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government, which has the force of law but can only deal with how laws are enforced at the federal level

Are executive orders permanent?

no; after one presidents term, the next president can revoke the previous president's executive orders

How has the power of the president increased over the years?

Congress, writes more vague laws, leaving the president to be able to pass more executive orders, interpreting the vague laws

Regular veto

occurs when the President refuses to sign a bill and returns the bill complete with objections to Congress within 10 days

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

What appointments by the president DO require congressional approval

1) Supreme Court justices 2) Federal Judges 3) Cabinet positions 4) Agency Heads 

What appointments by the president do NOT require congressional approval

Personal staff

Who is the second most powerful person in the White House staff

Chief of staff (dose not require senate approval)

To sign a treaty a president needs whose approval?

Senate

Executive agreement

an agreement between the president and the leader of another country (without congressional approval) but they are only guaranteed though the president's administration

T/F president can declare war

False

T/F Congress must declare war, president can wage it

True

T/F the president can recognize countries

T

What are the different types of clemency a president has?

1) Pardon 2) Reprieve 3) Commutation 4) Amnesty

Pardon

legal forgiveness of a crime (makes it as if crime never happened from legal standpoint)

Reprieve

a temporary relief or delay of executive sentence, usually giving them more time to appeal to the Senate

Commutation

the power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine for a crime, (but crime is still on personal records)

Amnesty

a pardon to a group of people, Ex. Jimmy Carter pardoning the draft Dodgers

What are the main 4 cabinets

1) department of state 2) Department of treasury 3) Department of defense/war 4) Department of justice/attorney general hater

What does the department of defense do?

Manages the armed forces

What is the headquarters of the department of defense?

The pentagon

Who leads the Department of Defense?

Secretary of Defense

22nd Amendment

Limits the president to two terms or 10 years

What is the main idea expressed in FED 70?

Hamilton believes that we should have a strong unitary executive branch

According to Fed 70 what are the duties of the executive branch?

1) keep people safe 2) Secure liberties 3) Administrate laws 4) Protect property

In FED 70 what does Hamilton reference as the role model for a republic?

The republic of Ancient Rome

According of Hamilton and proved by the articles of confederation a bad exclusive branch leads to…

A bad government

What are the ingredients to executive energy?

1) unitary- only one that unites the people of America being elected by the entire country 2) Duration- amount of time in power 3) adequate provision for its support- support system for executive 4) competent powers- needing power to do their job

What does Hamilton say a good executive and legislative branch look like and why?

A small (unitary) executive and large legislative because the executive branch has to be quick, and Congress needs to slowly think through the passing of laws

What other document does FED 70 reference?

FED 10 in regards to saying how having debate in factions is good