The executive branch

President must be:

35 years old, 4 year resident of US, and Native born,

Trump has never served in

Government

Terms in office

4 years, (2 terms/10 years max)-22nd amendment

Who is the longest serving president

FDR for 4 terms

Electoral college created

To ensure smaller states would matter and not choose an idiot t be president

Winner take all system

The winner of each state receives all of the electoral votes of the states

Each state has

Electoral votes based on representation in congress, changes every ten years

How many electoral college

538

How many electoral college needed to win

270

House picks

President

Senate picks

Vice president

12 amendment

Separate elections for pres and vice in the electoral college

22 amendment

Limits president to 2 terms

25th amendment

Presidential line of succession, presidential disability

23rd amendment

Gives Washington D.C 3 electoral votes

Formal powers of president

Commander in chief, treaty negotiator, nominates federal judges, cabinet, head of office, delivers state of the union speech, veto and pocket veto power, Pardon felons, Draw up the budget

Unchecked power of the pres

Pardon power

Informal powers of the president

Legislative leader, party leader, leader of the free world, Morale builder, bully pulpit

Bully pulpit(Bargaining and persuasion)

Presidents ability to influence public option to sway outcome

The executive branch

Enforces laws passed by congress

Wage war

President committing troops to an area for a specific amount of time without congress approval

All presidential appointments must be

Approved by a majority vote in the senate

Override presidents veto with

2/3 vote in congress

Congress takes a back seat allowing the president to to receive

The glory or ridicule that comes with foreign policy

Treaties must be approved by

2/3 of senate

largest discretionary program

Military

Largest entitlement program

Social security

Gulf of Tonkin resolution

President has the ability to commit troop without congressional approval

Gulf of resolution was replaced by

War powers act of 1973

White House staff

Presidents closets advisors, don’t have a be confirmed. Includes chief of staff, domestic advisors, and security advisors

Executive office of the president

Agencies that report directly to the president, head must be approved by senate

Most powerful agency in executive office

Office of management and budget

OMB

created by budget accounting act to aid pres in drawing budget

decides which agencies will get money each year

Good Economy makes president

Popular

Prolonged war makes president 

unpopular

overtimes presidents popularity

decreases

Reelection

gives popularity back to president

Presidential coatails are greater

in presidential election year

Midterm years traditionally see

President’s party loose seats in congress

Coalition building

Party and cross party lines, meeting with committee chair leaders and majority/minority leaders

Bully pulpit use the

Oval office to rally the country around the leader

Interest support groups

Money and influence

Press conference 

explain to the media to get them on your side 

Inaugural address

sets tone and agenda for 4 years

State of the Union

sets tone and agenda for the year

Budget

Congress passes a program but wont fund it, so it doesn’t exist 

Opposition party

republican vs democrats

Public mood

by the end of term he may have lost popular support

which president had the most vetos

Andrew Jackson

Federalist No. 70

offers justification for one singular executive by arguing a strong executive is essential

Divided government has more

executive orders

who is next in line after vice president

President pro tempore

senate confirmation

Check on appointment power

signing statements are

informal powers that inform congress and the public of the presidents interpretation of laws passed by congress and signed by the president

Department of State

Handles foreign affairs and diplomacy.

Department of the Treasury

Manages federal finances, taxes, and the economy.

Department of Defense

Oversees the military and national security

Department of Justice

enforces federal laws; led by the Attorney General.

Department of the Interior

manages public lands and natural resources.

Department of Agriculture

Oversees farming, food safety, and rural development.

Department of Commerce

Promotes economic growth and trade.

Department of Labor

protects workers’ rights and enforces labor laws.

Department of Health and Human Services

Oversees health programs like Medicare and the CDC.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Focuses on housing and community development.

Department of Transportation

Regulates highways, air travel, and public transit.

Department of Energy

Manages energy policy and nuclear safety.

Department of Education

Oversees federal education policy and student aid.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Provides services to military veterans.

Department of Homeland Security

Handles immigration, disaster response, and counterterrorism.