Gov Executive Branch

Commander in chief (the president) has the enumerated power to

Declare war

The Chief diplomat (the president) has the enumerated power to

Ratify treaties

The chief legislator (the president) has the enumerated power to

Give the state of the union address

The chief executive (the president) has the enumerated power to

Issue executive orders

Executive branch

The institution responsible for the carrying out laws passed by the legislate branch

How is the president chosen?

The electoral college

The amendment that prohibits presidents from being elected more than twice and only once if someone assumed the office more than two years before the end of a partial term

22nd Amendment

Where in the constitution does it state requirements for presidency like natural born citizen, citizen of the US, 35 years old, 14 years of residency

Article II, Section 1

What was Federalist No. 70 about?

The importance of having a single energetic executive

What was Hamilton’s argument for why having one person in charge is better than multiple?

Decreases ability to protect the nation and weakens ability to make decisions, and it is easier for the public to keep watch over one executive

Powers expressly granted in the Constitution

Enumerated Powers

Power not laced out in the Constitution but used to carry out presidential duties

Informal Powers

Presidential Pardon

Presidential authority to release individuals convicted of a crime from legal consequences and to set aside punishment for a crime

A temporary release due to extenuating circumstances

Reprieve

Executive privilege

Right to keep certain conversations, records, and transcripts confidential from outside scrutiny, especially from congress

What does it take to establish a treaty

2/3s vote in senate for ratification

Executive Agreements

An agreement between a president and another nation that does not have the same durability as a treaty but not require Senate ratification

Instructions to the various agencies that will carry out the law

Signing statements

The thought that power should be separated amount branches and there should be checks and balances is in

Federalist No. 51

Executive Orders

The informal power of the president to issue policy directives that do not require congressional approval

What is the purpose of the president’s cabinet

Leading agencies and serving as a link between the president and the bureaucracy

The annual speech given by the president to congress on the state of national affairs

The State of Union Address