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What powers does the president have?

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Formal and Informal

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What is formal powers?

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Expressed and outlined in the constitution
Linked to various roles outlined for the president in the constitution

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What are informal powers?

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Powers the presidents gained but not expressed and outlined in teh constitution

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What are the formal roles of the president

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Commander in chief
Chief executive
Chief legislator
Chief diplomat

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Formal powers- commander in chief?

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Commander in chief of the army and navy
Making undeclared eat
Limited by war powers act 1973- president can commit troops to another country for 90 days but must get congressial approval
All presidents have said this is unconstitutional and all have broken it since 1973

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Formal powers- chief executive?

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Faithfully execute the laws
Grant pardons for federal offenders expet for cases of impeachment
Nominate judges of the supreme court and all officers of the Us with consent of the senate
Fill vacancies that may happen during recess if the senete

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Formal powers- Cheif legislator?

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Give state of the union adress to congress
Recoomend measures to the congress
Upon extraordinary occasions convene both houses of congress

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Formal powers cheif legislator continue-

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Presidential veto
Veto politcs

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What is presidential veto?

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Veto’s message within 10 days or passing house of origin
Pocket veto- president does not sign within 10 days
Congress can override h 2/3 majority from both houses but this is very rare

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What i’d veto politics?

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Congressional override is difficult only 4%
Threat of veto can cause congress to make changes in legislation

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All about informal power?

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Not written in constitution
Similar to necessary and proper powers of congress
In modern era (1933+) teh presidents informal power may be significantly more powerful than hi formal powers

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Informal powers?

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Executive orders
Executive agreements
Executive privilege

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Informal powers- executive orders?

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Orders issued by the president t carry the force of laws

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Executive orders examples?

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Clinton- don’t ask don’t tell about LGBTQ+ in military obama removed this and made it legal
FDR’s internment if Japanese americans 1942 (Roosevelt believed they were secrete agents)
GWB trying to susipect terrorist in military tribunals after 9/11

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What is Executive agreement?

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International agreement, usually related to trade made by a president that has the force of a treaty and does not need senate aproval

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Example of executive agreement?

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Thomas Jefferson purchasing Louisiana of france in 1803

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What is Executive privilege?

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Claim by a president that he has the right to decide taht the national interest will be better served if certain info is withheld from the public, including the courts and congress

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Example of executive privilege?

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Usa vs Nixon 1974
related to water gate

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What are the first 100 days?

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Believed to be the most important part of presidency
In the USA it wasn’t talked about until
Roosevelt
Due to his impact into the nations crippling financial panic
He began rolling out the program making new deal including his 15 major prices of legislation
Thsi set huge popularity

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JFK 100 days?

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Ill fated bay of pigs invasion 87 days into 100 days

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Gerald Ford 100 days?

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Barley a month in gave Robert Nixon a full pardon for involvement in water gate

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Reagan a first 100 days?

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On first day reasons of the US diplomas being held hostage in iran

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Obamas first 100 days?

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Took office during huge financial crisis and was able to get congress to sign a $787 million stimulus package, the american recovery and reinvestment act on 29th day

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Why does the first 100 days present opportunity for decisive presidential action?

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Seen by congress as having a mandate
Highest Public approval rates will ever be
Coat tail effect (many elected to congress from the same party as the president- likely to change in 2 years in congressional mid term elections
•Modern ear only Nixon, Tegan and GW Bush have faced a divided govt
•But after first mid terms Truman Eisenhower, Clinton and obama got a divided givt
•Executive staff- high energy and enthusiasm
•Lame duck effect of second term (not going to be around much longer so don’t pass things)

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Whic 3 presidents passed the most laws?
Roosevelt- 86 Truman- 55 Trump- 28
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What president passed the least laws?
George W Bush- 7 not seem as having a mandate
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Who had the highest aprooval ratings after 100 days?
JFK 83%
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Lowest approval rating after first 100 days?
Donald Trump- 42%
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Why is synoptic comparison with the Uk executives?
Much less time limit in Uk parliament- government majority lost the whole duration in parliament getting high turnoit John major lost small parliment majority during period as PM 1093-97 Givt can be less credible events scandals B Johnson c
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What years had notable vetos?
1074- Ford 1986- Reagan 1996- Clinton 2006- Busy 2016- Obama
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Notable veto’s?
1974- Ford 1985- Reagen 1996- Democrates 2006- Bush 206- Obama
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Veto 1974- Ford?
Veto’s a bill that would strengthen the Freedom of information act, a bill first enacted in 1967 and designed to ease teh prices of citizens obtaining govt records This was due to water gate and ford was protecting govt
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Veto-1986 Reagen?
Didn’t want to spend givt money Pocket vetoed the clean water act despite both the house and the senate passing the bill unanimously This bill would have provided funding to improve the quality of nations lacked and rivers
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Veto- 1996 Clinton?
Clinton vetoed a bill that would prohibit doctors to preform what was then called partial birth abortion a type of kate term abortion He was a democratic president influenced by pro choice
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Veto- 2006 Bush?
Beyond a bill that would have lifted restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell reaserch Citing that it would force americans to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos Personal views took offer religious beliefs however obama passed this
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Veto- 2016 Obama?
Vetoed a bill taht would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the givt of saudi arabia for being complicit in the deadly terrorist attacks citing that this could prove to be a national security threat Vetoed override so it passed but no family has
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State of the union adress?
•50% and 80% of all hills considered by congress carry the stamp of the executive branch (100% in the Uk expet omh and opposition days) •Only establish in 1950 •Bowles argues this power is to recommend is the foundation for presidential leadership of congress •a only time congress president and supreme court gather together
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Significant address in state of union?
LBJ- 1964 war on poverty -GW Bush 2007 the axis of evil in korea iran Very high TV ratings The billy pulpit
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Imperilled president when did this occur?
Post watergate (war power act) acts passed by congress to limit the president Post watergate- presidency of ford and carter [veto override which is very rare to occur but shows the decrease in power)
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Imperilled presidency- Clinton?
Attempt impeachment and failed healthcare reform
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Imperilled president?- Obama?
Failed in second inauguration speech pleaded (gun control, climate change and gay marriage) Failed all of these
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Imperilled president- Trump?
Courts overturned muslim travel ban Wall not complete Two impeachment attemps
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Main points supporting the imperreled president theory?
-Creating of the govt accountability office and congressional budget office -Passage of the case act 1962 mandating the president to declare all executive agreements -War powers act 1973 -Impoundment control act 1974 preventing presidents from impounding anpounding documents that didn’t fit well with own agenda e.g. Regan aimed -Congressional assertiveness on impeachment
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Main points supporting the imperreled president theory?
-Creating of the govt accountability office and congressional budget office -Passage of the case act 1962 mandating the president to declare all executive agreements -War powers act 1973 -Impoundment control act 1974 preventing presidents from impounding anpounding documents that didn’t fit well with own agenda e.g. Regan aimed -Congressional assertiveness on impeachment
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In what ways are powers separated away from the president and are the responsibility of the other branches?
Congress Supreme court Federalism (the state)
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Powers separated from the president- congress?
Writes laws Declares war Confirm presidential appointments Ratify treaty Power of the purse Grant money ‘power of the purse’
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Powers separated away- supreme court?
Reviews lower court decision -Interprits constitution and other laws -Can strike down legislation (trumps supreme court overturning roe v wade)
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In why ways are powers separated from the president and are the responsibility of the branches- federalism (the state)?
State have control over- criminal justice system Education Policing
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Why are the main ways the president is constrained?
-Can’t make laws in execute them -Declare war (war powers act) -Decisions on how federal moneys spent -If congress dosent approve budget leads to govt situation -Intreprites law courts can strike down legislation -Chiuxe if cabinet members and supreme court justices must be approved by congress -Impeqchment there at -Treaties must he ratified by senete -Congress override veto -Supreme court declaring actions of president, executive branch unconstitutional -Federalism (state makes own laws) -22nd ammendment 2nd term

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