Chapter 12 the presidency Flashcards
What most presidents have
Law experience Wealthy Male Protestant Older Experience as an elected official
How presidents are chosen
Win a majority of electoral college votes
If no candidate receives majority of electoral college votes the U.S. HOUSE DECIDES WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT
(270 at least those votes)
The years in which candidates became president without the popular vote
1824
1876
1888
2000
Roles of a president (balances 5 constitutional roles)
Head of state Chief executive Chief diplomat Chief legislator Commander in chief of the armed forces
Head of state
The role of a president as a ceremonial head of the government
Chief executive (head of the executive branch)
Power of appt & appeal
Power of grant reprieves & pardons
Enforces acts of congress, judgements of federal courts, treaties signed by the U.S.
Commander in chief
President is supreme commander of the military forces of the United States & the state of national guard units (federal services)
Ultimate decision maker in military matters
Chief diplomat
Recognizes foreign governments, making treaties, & effecting executive agreements DOMINATES AMERICAN POLICY Diplomat recognition Proposal & ratification of treaties Executive agreement
Chief legislature
Influencing the making of laws
Express powers
Powers granted to the president by the constitution
Delegated powers
Powers ceded by congress to the president
Discretionary powers
Powers the president assumes, giving him greater authority and flexibility in performing the duties of the office
Imperial presidency
Perspective advanced by some scholars in the 1870s warning about excessive concentration of power in the hands of the chief executive
Unitary executive
Theory stressing the importance of giving the president greater authority in foreign policy and enforcing discipline over members of the executive bureaucracy
Executive privilege
Presidential power to shield from scrutiny White House documents and conservations among presidential advisors
