Executive Branch Flashcards

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Commander and Cheif

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  • Broad powers
  • Extends pwoers over deployment of militarty forces agasint any enemy, foreign or domestic,
  • **Congress lacks power but can spend
  • No power to declare war.
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Foreign Policy

EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT

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Is an agreement between the US and a foreign counry that is effective when signed but the President and the lead of the foreign nation

    • Any purpose
    • Can prevail over conflict state law, but now FED.
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Executive Power

Treaties

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An agreement between the US and a FOREIGN country that they a Reg by the President and are effective when Ratified by Senate.

  • Prevails over conflicting state law
  • If conflict with Fed statute, last adopted
  • Can’t conflit with US Constitution
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Executive Power

Treaties

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An agreement between the US and a FOREIGN country that they a Reg by the President and are effective when Ratified by Senate.

  • Prevails over conflicting state law
  • If conflict with Fed statute, last adopted
  • Can’t conflit with US Constitution
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Veto Power

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Congress may overside veto by 2/3 votes

President has 10 days to veto, if he fails:

1) Bill because a law if Congress still in session
2) Auto veto if Congress not in Session.

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Mootness

Exception

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1) wrongful capable of reputation (Can be repeated)
2) Voluntary Cessation
3) Class Action

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Executive

For Congress to limit Executive Removal:

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1) It must be an office where independent form president is desirable, and
2) congress cannot prohibit removal, it can limit removal to where there is good cause.

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Appointment Power

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The president appoints:
* ambassadors, Fed judges and officers of the US

Congress may vest the appointment of inferior officers in the President, the head of department, or the lower fed court.

Congress may not give itself or its officers appointment power.

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