executive branch

term limits

4 years, cannot serve over 2 terms bc of 22nd amendment

what can the vp actually do

break ties in senate/ decide president disability

why is a vp important

they balence the ticket and pick up on what the prez lacks

formal legislative powers

call congress/ veto or pass/ present information/ recommend legislation

formal war powers

commander in chief/ make treaties/ nom. and receive ambassador

formal admin powers

execute laws faithfully/ nominate officials/ request written opinions

judicial powers

grant pardons/ nominate fed judges

what is line item and what court case?

you can take out some of the things in bill then pass. Clinton vs City of NY. unconstitutional.

ovveride a veto?

congress can! 2/3 vote very rare

impeachment

none have been removed, 3 impeached

war powers

commander in cheif, commander of troops

Can the prez launch troops w/o congress?

ish? it has happened, there are rules but they can be ignored in times of national emergency or when it needs to be fast or secretive

war powers act of 1973

48 hours prez must report to congresss/ combat must end in 60 days/ congress can end at any time

who declares war

congress but havent after ww2

diplomatic powers

treaties/ ambassadors/ mediate bw other countries/ executive agreement (informal)

whats an executive agreement

agreement b/w two leaders (cuban missle crisis)/ informal

executive power

executive orders, doing things only with prez not congress

imperial presidency

a powerful executive user who uses a lot of singular power

3 exec order and who did them

emancipation proc- Lincoln

Jap Internment camps- FDR

Creation of homeland security- GW bush

congressional checks on power

senate: advice and consent/ prez cabinet rejections

rally around the flag

approval increases during troubled times

robert weaver

first black department head

frances perkins

first female cabinet head

1 trump policy

gold card

1 biden policy

clean energy, jobs and infistructure

List 5 cabinet dep

Defense, interior, justice, education, and labor

list 5 ind exec agencies

NASA, FBI, CIA, FDA, IRS

List 3 Ind reg comm

SEC, FTC, Fed reserve

Gov Corp

USPS and PBS

Order exec from most to least loyal

White house, cabinet heads, employees and independents

What is the National Security Council?

Head of Defense, FBI, CIA, Homeland sec to meet and talk abt matters of security and defense

What is The Council of Economic Advisors

Meet with prez to discuss economy and policies

What is the Office of Management and Budget

Propose the prez budget

What is the chief of staff?

They are the gatekeeper to the prez

What is the 4th branch of the government? and the thing with it

the people, the iron triangle (exec, congress, and the people in interest groups)

How is the exec kept accountable?

Congress can control the budget, and define the role of a group, oversight hearings

How is congress kept accountable

assign leaders (conf by senate) and ensure executive policies

What is the legislative veto? Constitutional?

Congress can veto an executive policy, unconstitutional with Ins vs Chada

Whistle Blower protection act

If someone reports wrongdoings in a fed agency, they cannot be fired for that, doesn’t really work

spoils system

nepotism/ patronage