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bureaucracy
A large administration that handles the everyday business of the govt
hierarchical authority
a characteristic of a bureaucracy. There is a clear structure for authority
job specialization
a characteristic of a bureaucracy. Jobs have specified duties, everyone has a different job
formalized rules
a characteristic of a bureaucracy. There are clear rules for the entire structure
Cabinet
A group of the president’s advisors. They all manage one of the Executive departments
Department of Defense
Largest cabinet departnment
independent agencies
Executive agencies, regulatory commissions and government corporations all fall under this umbrella
independent executive agencies
agencies that are technically a part of the executive branch but the president doesn’t control them
Ex:
CIA
FDA
NASA
regulatory commissions
Agencies that enforce different types of regulations to protect the public.
Ex:
FTC
FCC
FEC
government corporations
An agency established by the government that provides state-owned public services
Ex:
FIDC
Postal service
Amtrak
domestic affairs
Things that happen in America
foreign affairs
Things that happen internationally
isolationism
a former focus of the US’s foreign policy where the country tried not to get involved in international affairs and just tried to take care of itself
collective security
A cooperation of countries in alliances to keep all of them safe
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance to protect western Europe from the USSR/Russia
UN
The United Nations, an organization created after WW2 to unite the world and try to promote peace
UN Security Council
Responsible for maintaining international peace, 15 member countries.
Article 2
The article of the constitution that sets up the presidency
President
who are these qualifications for?
natural born citizen
35 yrs old
US resident for 14 years
$400,000
salary of a US president
chief of state
a role of the president in which they serve as the ceremonial head of the country and interact with other leaders to represent America
chief executive
a role of the president in which they lead all of the executive agencies and serve as the boss of all federal employees.
chief diplomat
a role of the president in which they represent the US to other nations and serve as the main author of American foreign policies
commander in chief
a role of the president in which they command the nation’s armed forces
chief legislator
a role of the president in which they sign laws, suggest laws to Congress, give the state of the union, and convene both houses
party leader
a role of the president in which they represent the values of their political party to the public and helps the party raise money
moral persuader
a role of the president in which they try to make a moral appeal to the country or change the moral perspective of america
crisis manager
a role of the president in which they deal with emergencies and crises across the globe by providing aid, managing situations
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how many formal powers does the constitution grant to the president?
commander in chief
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can command the military
cabinet
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can have other officials to help him manage different agencies
pardon
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can dismiss charges against someone criminally convicted
treaties
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can make agreements with other nations (with senate approval)
nominate/appoint
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can choose officials to serve different roles in the govt
recess appointment
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution]
he can appoint someone to fill an empty seat if Congress is not in session
state of the union
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can give a speech about how America is doing to congress
convene congress
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can call Congress to session in an emergency situation
receive ambassadors
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can talk to ambassadors from other countries
execute laws
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can carry out laws through federal agencies
commission officers
one of the formal powers granted to the president by the constitution
he can give officers their posts (generally ceremonial)
executive orders
orders issued by the president that carry the force of law, similar to laws
Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066
an executive order that established japanese-american internment camps
Truman’s executive order 9981
an executive order that desegregated the military
Eisenhower’s Executive order 10730
an executive order that dispatched troops to protect black students integrating into a high school
George W Bush’s Executive Order 13228
an executive order that established the department of Homeland security
Executive agreements
international agreements (often related to trade) that are made by a president. Used often
Executive privilege
a claim by a president that they can withhold info from Congress/the public for the sake of national good
US v. Nixon
the supreme court case that decided that executive privilege had limits
22nd amendment
an amendment that changed the number of terms a president could serve from unlimited to 2 after FDR served 4 terms
25th amendment
an amendment that stated that in cases where the president is unable to fulfill his duties the vice president will take over governing and become president
legislative
which branch do these checks on presidential power come from?
override presidential veto
approve presidential nominations
judicial
what branch do these checks on presidential power come from?
can rule a presidential action unconstitutional
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