15 constitution/executive Flashcards
Vice president formal powers
heartbeat away from presidency
senate
NSC member
vice president informal powers
persuade
expertise
cabinet significance/funcitons
*running departments
influence the president
represetnative
exop signficance
run exec office
influence pres
representative
cabinet representation
social makeup/geographic
political ideology/range of views
experience
why are pardons carried out?
LOA: justice
limit the power of the courts
political gain
justice
are pardons significant?
significant
not significant
change over time
assess the constraints on the president
LOA: legislation bc applies even if there is united gov
appointments
foreign policy
legislation
presidents ability to shape the supreme court
little in theory
some
chnage over time