ecutive Branch Study Guide Key Define: - Electorate - Treaty - people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. - International agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations - Signed by president but approved by Senate - State of the Union - Speech by the president given to both chambers of Congress - Gives a summary of the country - Bureaucracy - Large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization - Independent Agency - Additional agency outside of cabinet departments, with specialized functions - NASA, SSA, epa - Try to be bipartisan and out of politics, - Independent regulatory commission, - Has an economic focus - FCC, FRB, SEC - government corporation - USPS, amtrak - Department - Agencies of cabinet level rank - All of the cabinet departments Hierarchical Authority - Organization that is structured like a pyramid, with a chain of command running from the top down to its base - - Job Specialization - Each person has certain duties and responsibilities - Division of labor - Executive order - rule or order issued by the president to the executive branch of the government and having the force of law. - Law without the legislative branch Know - 8 roles of the president - Duties, examples, responsibilities - Chief Citizen - Representative of people of the USA - Visit locations of natural disasters - Chief of State - Acts as the ceremonial face of the nation - Has power in domestic and foreign affairs - Hands out medals - Chief Executive - Boss of the federal government departments/organization - Holding cabinet meetings - Commander in Chief - In charge of armed forces - Visits military bases - Economic Chief - Expected to help economy run smoothly - Meet with economic advisors - Meet with business leaders - Chief Legislator - Main architect of nation’s public policy - Signs or vetoes laws - Chief Diplomat - Conducts foreign policy - Meets with government officials - Chief of Party - Help to get members of party elected - Leader of the party - Speaking at rally for senate nominee - Formal qualifications of the President - 35 years old - Natural Born Citizen - Live in US for 14 years - Salary of the President - $400,000 - May not be changed during term - $50,000 expense allowance - Presidential Terms - Number allowed and amendment that established this - 2 terms - 22nd Amendment - What caused this? - FDR had been elected to 4 terms - Presidential Succession - Amendment number - 25 - Presidential disability - VP and Cabinet decide on president ability - First 5 people in order of succession - VP - Speaker of the House - President Pro Tempore - Secretary of State - Secretary of the Treasury - War Powers Resolution - Purpose - To limit the president’s war making powers after Vietnam - Check the powers of the president - 3 provisions - Must report scope of action to Congress within 48 hours - Must commit to ending in 60 days - Congress can withdraw troops at anytime - Examples of Undeclared Wars - Vietnam - Korea - Iraq - Foreign Policy - Goals: National security, promote peace, spread democracy, promote trade, provide aid - Treaties and Groups - NA TO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Peaceful relations in atlantic nations post WW2 - Military alliance - USMCA - United States Mexico Canada Agreement - Promote free trade in North America - UN - United Nations - Keep future nations out of war - Maintain peace and security - Job of the Vice President - Formal responsibilities - Be the President of the Senate - Take over/decide the case of Presidential Disability - Cabinet departments - What are they? Executive departments, top advisors to the president - ** Review what they deal with and what they do - - - Who must approve cabinet appointments? - Senate Features of a Bureaucracy - Hierarchical authority - Structured like a pyramid - Chain of command running from few at the top to many at the bottom - Job specialization - Everyone in the hierarchy has certain duties and responsibilities - Formalized rules - Work gets done according to a number of established procedures Checks and Balances of Executive branch - Purpose of Executive Orders - To push through agenda and policies without waiting for Congress - Must relate to how the executive branch operates or be a power of the president - Helps the president address a wide range of issue