Presidency Flashcards
Presidents key roles
Chief diplomat, chief legislator, commander in chief, chief of state, chief executive
Examples of president using role of head of state
Obama using EOs to create gun violence task force, reintroduction of assault weapons ban after Sandy hook 2012
What are executive powers
Powers given to the president by the constitution
EXOP departments
White House Office - organise presidents activities (ran by chief of staff)
National security council
Office of management and budget
what does the war power resolution 1973 do
limits a presidents military action to 60 days without congressional approval
example of president using military action without congresses approval
Obama libya 2011
Trump in syria 2017 and strike on qasem soleimani 2020
example of an executive agreement
JCPOA - an agreement on irans nuclear programme obama 2015
trump left in 2018
paris accords Obama joined 2015, trump left 2017, biden rejoined 2021
Examples of presidents choosing foreign policy agenda
bush “axis of evil” / war on terror
obama soft power
trump america first - withdrawing for afghanistan 2022
example of congress forcing president to cease military action
1995 congress refused to give funding to bosnia war
example of the senate going against the president on a treaty
2012 senate didnt ratify the UN disability rights treaty despite obamas wishes
example of midterms having an effect of foreign policy
2006 dems took the house and speaker nancy pelosi started creating a plan to leave iraq
what did USvs Curtiss establish
president has supremacy over foreign policy
what conditions have to be met for a presidnt to take milllitary action
must be a clear and present danger
example of hyperpartisanship impacting foreign policy
october 2023 budget and bidens border deal have aid to ukraine but GOP hold off on supporting
example of the house speaker in foreign policy
Nanct pelosi meeting president assad in syria 2007 (controversial as it wasnt her place to do so)
what is exop made of
whit house office, national security council, office of management and budget
examples of where the government went into shutdown
35 day shutdown over an appropraition bill for trumps border wall in 2018 -2019
examples of state of the unin address proposals being a success
clinton assualt weapon ban 1995
gw bush healthcare reform
obama gay rights
biden ukraine support
example of a present not signing a bill
obama not signing the iran sanctions act as he had signed JCPOA
how many vetos did trump use
10
hiw amny vetos did clinton use
37
how many times has g h w bush used a pocket veto
15 times
who is the head of the treasure
janet yellen
vote neede to confirm appointments
simple majority
vote needed to ratify treaties in the senate
2/3 presidents can overcome this with executive agreements such as the paris accords
how mant time has kamala harris been the tie braking vote
26 (increased due to hyperpartisanship al gore only did twice)
which amendment allows the vp to become the acting president
25th amendment cheney became president in 2022 when bush had an operation
informal sources of presidents power
cabinet,white house office and cheif of staf, power of persuasion, direct authority, mandate, public approval, national events
what is the white house office
trusted aides and advisors
whit house chief of staff is in control
liason between the WH and congress
effective white house cheif of staff
rahm emmanuel obama 2009 -2010
trumps cheif of staff who resigned due to scandal
priebus
