Executive Branch Flashcards
Formal constitutional requirements
35 years old, natural born us citizen, lived 14 years in us
Informal requirements
Political experience, college party support, older, military
When elected
Even number of years divisible by 4
Electoral college
Popular votes don’t matter. Safeguard people might make mistakes with popular vote. Every state guaranteed 3 electoral votes. 538 total electoral votes. D.C. Assigned 3 electoral votes with 23 amendment. 270 to win election. Electoral votes determined by congressional district.
Article 2
Executive branch
Chief executive
Executive orders, federal bureaucracy, cabinet, government agency appointments
Inner cabinet
Influential, contact with president everyday
Chief diplomat
Foreign policy, Secretary of State helps
Commander in chief
Head of armed forces, order troops into battle
War powers act of 1973
Congress puts limit on amount of time president has to inform congress of plan for troops. 48 hours. If not the funding stops
Legislative leader
State of the union address=legislative items he would like to see. Some law making powers. Encourage his vision of laws.
Judicial leader
Pardon=forgiveness for infraction from president
Reprieve=temporary pardon until new trial held
Amnesty=forgiveness to an entire group
Chief of state
Symbolic head of nation/symbol of nation
Represents entire country
Ceremonial head congrats or condolence on behalf of entire country
Economic leader
Office of management and budget. Propose federal budget
Party leader
Highest elected party official
Four goals of foreign policy
National security
International trade
Promoting peace
Promoting democracy
The state department
Current-Rex tillerson
Carry foreign policy message around the world
The defense department
James matts
Promote peace, prepared for war
Back up positions you take
National security council act of 1947
Established grouping of red end individuals
Harry Truman president when established
Statutory Members: president, VP, Secretary of State, secretary of defense
Non Statutory members: national security advisor and anyone else president requests to serve on council
CIA established
Tools of foreign policy
Treaty: initiated by president and ratified by senate
Executive agreements: informal agreement with nation or nations. Not binding after administration leaves office
Ambassadors: deal directly with another country
Foreign aid: need based and influence based
Trade sanctions: country limits trade with another
Embargo: preventing goods from entering into a country. Prohibits all trade
Military force: final resort
The executive office of the president
Created by franklin Roosevelt
Close advisors who work directly for the president
Communications director, press director, chief of staff
Press director
Sarah huckabee sanders
Chief of state
John Kelly
Appointed by president and works for president
Most important
Control who gets access, gate keeper, behind the scenes
Key executive agencies
OMB and NSC
OMB= office management and budget
NSC= national security council
