2.2 Class Activities Flashcards
Define veto
an official power that gives the president the ability to block/ not sign a bill that was given by Congress
Pocket Veto
when Congress is adjourned and the President doesn’t sign the bill within a 10 day span (bill doesn’t become a law)
Executive Order
an order/rule that is issued by the president (has the power and is enforced like a law)
Signing Statements
an added statement created by the president that is added onto the bill they’re signing (informs the nation on their interpretation and how they’re gonna execute it)
Apppointment Power
the power of the president that pick who is in position of the federal judges, ambassadors, and heads of Cabinet-level departments
“Advise and consent” clause
This states that the senate will approve treaties with ⅔ votes and the president has to work with senate approval to appoint ambassadors, etc.
Impeachment
This is to formally charge some high official like the president (there is not punishment administered even if the president is officially impeached, punishment is separate)
Bully Pulpit
this is the idea that the president can share his views without immediate criticism.
Executive Agreement
a document that does not require senate approval that is an international agreement between executive branches
Qualifications to become President
- Has to be a “natural born citizen” or a citizen of the US
- Minimum age is 35 years old
- Must be a resident within the US for a minimum of 14 years
- Must take an oath before entering the Execution of his office
Implied/Informal Powers
- Executive Agreements
- Executive Orders
- Bargaining & Persuasion - (securing Congressional action by talking with Congressmembers)
- Signing Statements
Enumerated/Formal Powers
- Signing or vetoing legislation
- Command the armed forces
- Ask for written opinion of their cabinet
- Convene or adjourn congress
- Grant reprieves or pardons
and receive ambassadors
How presidents have expanded their powers
- Passing and vetoing laws
- War powers act
- Executive orders
Executive Checks on the Legislative Branch
The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto.
Legislative and judicial checks on the executive branch
- the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes. The legislative branch has the power to approve Presidential nominations, control the budget, and can impeach the President and remove him or her from office
- The Judicial branch can declare acts of the President unconstitutional, which removes them from the law.
Role of the President
Chief executive
Commander in chief
Head of political party
Chief legislature
Chief of state
Chief diplomat
Vice President
i.The next in line to become pres
ii. they have little power except in the house which they run and can decide ties
iii.some can take a more substantive role if the president allows
Chief of Staff
leads the staff of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and advises the president on policy issues
Press Secretary
provides daily briefings for the media on the President’s activities and agenda
Federal Judges
Pres’s longest-lasting influence
nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate
include the chief justice & associate justices of SCOTUS, circuit judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, district judges of the U.S. District Courts, & judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade
Executive Branch
responsible for collecting information about actions & events w/in the pres’s administration & around the world, & interacting w/ the media
Cabinet
i.Heads of the 15 major exec. Departments
ii.Each department leader is known as a secretary
White House Staff
President’s closest assistants & aids with offices in White House
