Chapter 13 - GOV

270 Electoral votes

270 Electoral votes

Amount of electoral votes needed to secure the presidency

Congressional Override

When you need 2/3 vote in the house and senate to override a veto

The house brings the charges/ the senate determines if they should be indicted and taken out of office

Impeachment process

Rall'y’ round the flag

When the presidential rating ticks up due to an event that causes the country to become very patriotic

Executive powers

Powers that the president has to conduct diplomacy in other nations

Executive privilege

The president can withhold information from the press and public to protect national security

inherent powers

Powers the president has because of the take care clause Ex: Louisiana purchase

Statutory powers

powers given to the president given be congress

expressed powers

directly expressed powers for the president

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

helps the president write the annual budget

Department of Homeland Security

The newest department added

VP →Speaker of the House → President Pro Tempore → Secretary of State

What is the order of presidential succession?

Cabinet

group of political advisors to the president

Balanced Ticket

the president selects a VP to make up for his short comings (Obama and Joe Biden)

Chief of State

The ceremonial role of the president

expressed powers

Powers directly stated in the constitution for the president

Executive Agreement

when the president has an agreement with another head of state and it only lasts as long as the presidents term in office

Signing statement

official pronouncements issued by the President at or near the time a bill is signed into law (George W. Bush)

Unconstitutional

Is the Line Item Veto Constitutional or Unconstitutional?

less vetos

Are modern presidents vetoing more or less than older presidents?

Chief Executive:

• Appoints Secretaries

• Enforces Laws

• Determines how the Bureaucracy implements laws

• Determines which laws will be emphasized

• Power to fire officials

Chief of State:

• Throws the first pitch

• Picks Turkeys for Pardoning

• Promotes national unity

• Is a figure head and public face for the country (Like Queen of England)

• Commerates war heroes

Both:

• Both held by the same elected president

• Both help lead toward the management of the US in whole

Compare Chief Executive and Chief of State

• f n theLaw that established presidential succession was the Presidential Succession Act of 1947

• This was established because President Roosevelt had so abruptly died in office and Truman was forced into the presidency. People began to wonder what would happen if the VP wasnt there to take the place. So, Truman signed this act in to establish a concrete line of Succession beyond the pro tempore.

• The historical event that pushed for the 25th Amendment was the Assassination of JFK. JFK had been assassinated and President Lyndon B. Johnson was pushed into the Presidency. Johnson had a history of heart problems and the govt feared that something would happen to him to wear he was still alive but unable to stay strong in his role as president.

• If the President is unable to carry out their duties they must notify congress so that the VP can become the temporary acting president until the President can return

• If the President is incapable of carrying out their duties and incapable of notifying congress than the VP and a majority of the cabinet notify congress; making the VP the active president

• If question arises to whether or not the President is capable of carrying out their presidency but will not step down, Congress needs a 2/3 vote on whether or not the President can resume

Outline the origins and passage of the 25 Amendment.

• Know the law that was in place that determined Presidential SUccesssion (Be able to explain why was succession established)

• What was the historical Event that pushed for the creation and ratification of the 25th?

• Describe all process of Presidential Disability in the 25th

Expressed Powers: Powers that are directly listed within the constitution (Commander of the Armed Forces: They make final decisions on what happens in war)

• Inherent Powers: Powers that are not directly stated but are inferred from the constitution (Purchasing of Land: It is inferred that the President can purchase land within the constitution)

• Statutory Powers: Powers explicitally granted to the president by congressional action (Line Item Veto of 1996 - the president has the authority to nullify specific provisions of a bill; granted by congress in 1996)

• Emergency Powers: Broad powers that the president exercises during times of national crisis (Lincoln during Civil War: Declaration of Martial Law, authorized the trial of civilians by military courts, proclaimed emancipation of slaves, citizens could be silenced for speaking rebel views)

• Executive Orders: the power to issue the executive orders that have the force of law (Trump banning immigration from certain other countries)

• Executive Privilege: When the President hides certain info from the press and public because of concerns with national security (Nixon keeping the tapes secret due to “national security” reasons. They were rather for his own security reasons but he tried to claim to the courts that it was an issue with privacy of communications between high up washington officials)

• Bully Pulpit: a public office that is practically a bully on issues to make sure that they are taken a certain way

• Media: The Media can be used as a direct and effective way for the president to get his opinions and messages out to the people (FDR: Fireside chats, Trump: twitter)

• Public Approval: the % of survey respondents who say they “Approve” of how they are doing their job; starts of high with the honeymoon period and slowly goes down but can go up with the rally round the flag effect

Describe Sources of Presidential Power and their impact on the nation

• Be able to describe Expressed, Inherent, and Statutory Presidential Powers (Provide and explain examples for each)

• Be able to describe Emergency Powers, Executive Orders, and Executive Privilege (Provide an example from history and explain how it worked)

• Be ale to describe the executive power from the people (Include Bully Pulpit, Media as tool of Inluence, and Public Approval)