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Executive article
Article II- outlines the powers of the presidency
Whats the debate over the powers of presidency?
supporters of strong presidency or supporters of a weak presidency
Debate is caused because the Constitution gives a loose definition of executive power
Ordinance power
Gives the president the right to administer laws
Presidents removal power can be
Easily abused
Treaty
International agreement, requires senate approval
What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?
A treaty requires senate approval while an executive agreement does not; an executive agreement also involves less people than a treaty
Whats an executive order
A directive, rule, or regulation made by the president
Power to issue executive order comes from what power
Ordinance power
President can set policy without congressional approval
Pocket veto
When a president sits on a bill/law near the end of a Congressional session; once congress adjourns, the bill dies
Whats an executive agreement
A pact between the president and a foreign state
does not require senate approval
Whats the power of recognition
President can accept another country as equal in the family of nations
The president’s military powers are
Shared with congress
The president can
Use armed forces abroad at his/her own discretion
War Powers Resolution of 1973
Limited presidents power to make undeclared war
Commutation
Can be granted by president to shorten a criminals sentence
Pardon
Legal forgiveness of a crime
Can be used before a person is charged w/ crime
What’s the Vice President’s only constitutional duty?
To preside over the Senate
Who follows the VP?
Speaker of the house
How long can a president serve?
2 terms of 10 years (22nd amendment)
How do the states choose their electors
Popular (citizen’s) vote
Determines how/when VP becomes President if the President becomes disabled
25th amendment
The process of temporary disability
Requires action by the VP and the majority of the Cabinet
requires a trial
president can deny, VP and Cab. Still have to check
What are the qualifications of becoming president?
must be at least 35 y/o
Be a natural born citizen
Have been a US resident of the last 14 years
Separated votes for President and VP so there wouldn’t be a tie for presidency
The 12th amendment
Election of 1800
Electoral system broke down due to the rise of political parties
Electorate
The mass of people who actually cast votes in an election
Framers of the Constitution called for the president to be elected by
A body of electors (not yet called the electoral college)
Direct popular election plan
Most widely supported plan for reform of the electoral college
Platform
Basic statement of the party’s policies and principles
Balance the ticket
Presidential candidate chooses a running mate with characteristics different from his/hers appeal to more voters
Keynote address
The speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention
What do national conventions consist of
Listening to party speeches and reports W
Winner-take-all system
Candidate who wins preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary
Democrat’s proportional representation rule
Caused most states to change their primary laws
Iowa caucus
First and most widely publicized state caucus today
Presidential succession
Plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled
What presidential term do some propose
Limiting to a single 6 year term to free the president from the demands of campaigning for a 2nd term
President’s role as commander in chief
Head of armed forces
Presidents role as chief administrator
Head of the large government orginization
Presidents role as chief executive
Holds broad power in domestic and foreign affairs
Presidents role as chief of state
The president is the symbol of all the people of the nation
If an incumbent is running,
That’s normally who the party nominates
If several candidates are competing for nomination,
Political battles are more likely to occur in that party (the party that’s out of power at that time)
Electoral college
makes formal selection of president
Winner of popular vote does not guarantee the win the presidency
State’s electors are
Closed by popular vote
The least number of presidential electors a state can have
3
Upon receipt of a bill, the president can
Veto the bill or sign the bill to make it a law
The Federal system
Comes into play with reprieves and pardons
Growth of presidential power has occurred due to
the # of laws that the president must execute
Nations complex economic life
Need for decisive action during national emergencies
Appointment power
Gives president the most influence over federal employees he’s appoints
Examples of positions president appoints
Attorney general, Supreme Court justices, secretary of state
President’s cabinet has
Come about through custom and tradition
President appoints cabinet members with
Senate approval
Sequence of events in the appointment process
Nomination, senate committee hearings, senate debate, confirmation
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