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CHAPTER 6 AND 7 Flashcards

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Natural born citizen

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a person born on the US soild, territories, miltary bases overseas, embassies

a person born of at least one US citizen overseas

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Qualifications of the President

FOrmal QUalifications

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Be at least 35 years old
lived in the country for fourteen years
Be a natural born citizen of the U.S.

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Informal Qualifications to become president

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Married
Political experience
College education

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Term of office

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the president can serve 2 four year terms or up to ten years (if vice-president) succeeds the office of the president with less than two years remaining in the term)

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Election into office

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  • originally designed for state legislators to choose individuals(electors) to cast votes for president
  • Today voters choose which party selects the electors cast their votes for the president
    • each state has the same number of electoral votes as they do congessional votes as they do congressional members ( representatives and senators)
  • which ever’s party ‘s candidate recieves the most votes
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succession of the president

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Vice President
speaker of the house
president pro tempore of the senate
secretary of treasury
-18 various cabinet members
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appointment and removal power

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the power to appoint t people to full top posts in the executive branch

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executive orders

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a formal rule or regulation instructing executive branch officials on now to carry out their laws

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executive privelage

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allows the president to refuse to release info to congress or a court

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diplomatic powers

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negoitiates treaties, or formal agreements between 2 or more countries that re used to end conflicts, for alliances and establish trade relationships

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executive agreements

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agreements between the president and the head of a foreign government

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military powers

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ca send n troops without congressional approval

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legislative power

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veto

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judicial powers

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  1. the president may nominate the people who become federal judges and justices
  2. they can alter sentences of people convicted of crimes through their power of clemency or mercy
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how has the media affected the presiden’ts influence?

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they can manage media coverage. He can require that the news covers a speech. He can speak directly to the american people whenever he wants. TH power of the pulpit can speak to the American people through the media

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How has the role of Party Leader give the presiden tmore influence?

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Chief Legislators

-Helps you pass laws with te support of your party

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what were critcal events or presedential actions that have expanded the president’s power

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9/11

the Great Depression

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Judicial Checks on presidential Power

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dec;are different presedentail actions as unconstitutional

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Congresional checks on Presidential power

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  • approve presidential appointment
  • override a veto
  • pull funding of presidential programs
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INformal check on presidential power

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  • media can scrutinize a president. reveal bad presidential actions or policies
  • public approval- congress and party member will intentionally not do what the president wants if the president has a low approval rating
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THe executive office o the President

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is the differnt offices within the WHite HOuse that help the president formulate plicies.

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National security council

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  • created in 1947 to coordinate the presiden’t foreign and military policy advisors
  • member include the president Vice President, Secretary of State and defense and managed by the president’s national security advisor
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council of economic advisors

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3 member body appointed by the president to advise on economic policy

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the office of management and budget

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  • performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and budgetary assessments of proposals
  • they write the budget
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the cabinet

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the heads of the 16 major executive departments

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regressive taxes

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where you pay a smaller percentage of money the more you make

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flat tax

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always the same regardless

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State department

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hillary clinton is leader

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Treasury department
(leader)
(mission)

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Jacob J Lew

maintain a stron and creat economic and job opportunities

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Defense department
(leader)
(mission)

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Eric H Houlder JR

to enforce law and defend interests of the US according to the law

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Homeland Security Department
(leader)
(Mission)

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Rand Beers

to secure the nation from the many threats we face

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bureacracy

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an organization that is set up like a pyramid; a clear formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates

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federal bureaucracy

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includes all of the organizations and agencies of the executive branch

the office of the VP, the EOP, the executive departments and independent agencies

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Spoils system

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n.
The postelection practice of rewarding loyal supporters of the winning candidates and party with appointive public offices.

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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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Hiring people based on merit and not affiliation

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office of personnel management

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general schedule rating schedule in charge of most government’s hiring general schedule rating a schedule for federal employees ranging GS1 to 18 by which salaries can be keyed to rating

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Executive Departments

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  • Headed by ‘secretaries’, who are all cabinet members
  • filled will different agencies under its responsibility
  • congress created and funds each department
  • the top officials are appointed by the president and approved by the senate
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Independent Executive Agencies

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operate separately from the executive departments congresss gets power over these

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Examles of independent executive agencies

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Nasa
Peace Corp
General Services Administration (GSA)

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Independent Regulatory Commissions

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to over see and manage a special aspect of the federal government

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Examples of independent regulatory commissions

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interstate commerce commission

Federal Communications Commission

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Government Corporations

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organized and run life businesses but are owned in whole or in part by the federal government

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example of government corporations

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US postal service

Amtrak

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Income taxes

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direct tax on what people make people make number one revenue makes for the government progressive tax- higer tax rate more you make

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16th Ammendment

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gave congress the power to levy income taxes

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progressive taxes

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higher tax rate more you make

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Payroll Taxes

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specific taxes to a program

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Examples of payroll taxes

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social security and medicare takes

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bonds

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a financial instrument - IOU- which the borrower agrees to pay back the borrowed money, plus interest, at a future date

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federal defecit

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the amount the government borrowed in one fiscal year, and the federal debt is the total amount the government borrowed and has yet to pay back

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Mandatory spending

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spending you have to do

Ex; social security

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discretionary spending

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spending you don’t have to do

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