Presidency Flashcards

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Presidents key roles

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Chief diplomat, chief legislator, commander in chief, chief of state, chief executive

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Examples of president using role of head of state

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Obama using EOs to create gun violence task force, reintroduction of assault weapons ban after Sandy hook 2012

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What are executive powers

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Powers given to the president by the constitution

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EXOP departments

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White House Office - organise presidents activities (ran by chief of staff)
National security council
Office of management and budget

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what does the war power resolution 1973 do

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limits a presidents military action to 60 days without congressional approval

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example of president using military action without congresses approval

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Obama libya 2011
Trump in syria 2017 and strike on qasem soleimani 2020

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example of an executive agreement

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JCPOA - an agreement on irans nuclear programme obama 2015
trump left in 2018
paris accords Obama joined 2015, trump left 2017, biden rejoined 2021

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Examples of presidents choosing foreign policy agenda

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bush “axis of evil” / war on terror
obama soft power
trump america first - withdrawing for afghanistan 2022

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example of congress forcing president to cease military action

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1995 congress refused to give funding to bosnia war

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example of the senate going against the president on a treaty

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2012 senate didnt ratify the UN disability rights treaty despite obamas wishes

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example of midterms having an effect of foreign policy

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2006 dems took the house and speaker nancy pelosi started creating a plan to leave iraq

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what did USvs Curtiss establish

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president has supremacy over foreign policy

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what conditions have to be met for a presidnt to take milllitary action

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must be a clear and present danger

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example of hyperpartisanship impacting foreign policy

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october 2023 budget and bidens border deal have aid to ukraine but GOP hold off on supporting

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example of the house speaker in foreign policy

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Nanct pelosi meeting president assad in syria 2007 (controversial as it wasnt her place to do so)

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what is exop made of

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whit house office, national security council, office of management and budget

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examples of where the government went into shutdown

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35 day shutdown over an appropraition bill for trumps border wall in 2018 -2019

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examples of state of the unin address proposals being a success

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clinton assualt weapon ban 1995
gw bush healthcare reform
obama gay rights
biden ukraine support

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example of a present not signing a bill

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obama not signing the iran sanctions act as he had signed JCPOA

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how many vetos did trump use

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hiw amny vetos did clinton use

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how many times has g h w bush used a pocket veto

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who is the head of the treasure

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janet yellen

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vote neede to confirm appointments

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simple majority

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vote needed to ratify treaties in the senate
2/3 presidents can overcome this with executive agreements such as the paris accords
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how mant time has kamala harris been the tie braking vote
26 (increased due to hyperpartisanship al gore only did twice)
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which amendment allows the vp to become the acting president
25th amendment cheney became president in 2022 when bush had an operation
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informal sources of presidents power
cabinet,white house office and cheif of staf, power of persuasion, direct authority, mandate, public approval, national events
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what is the white house office
trusted aides and advisors whit house chief of staff is in control liason between the WH and congress
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effective white house cheif of staff
rahm emmanuel obama 2009 -2010
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trumps cheif of staff who resigned due to scandal
priebus
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