President And Buerocracy Flashcards
Qualifications for office of the president of US?
Natural born
-35
Been a resident of US for at least 14 years
Who is the president chosen by?
Electoral college
What does the 25th amendment say?
A Vice President can take over when the pres or Vice President is unable and they need majority of the cabinet to report to Congress
If not 2/3 of congress..?
What does article 2 section 1 of the const say?
The president has executive power
Not any more detail than that
What does article 2 section 3 say of the constitution ?
Says the president should faithfully execute the laws.
- he is the chief administrator of the nations laws
What is the cabinet?
The president selects the cabinet includes the
Vice President
Heads of federal executive departments
Other high officials the pres selects
Who does the president employ?(appoint)
Pres has appointed more than 3500 federal employees :
Cabinet and lower administrative officers, federal judges, military officers , member of diplomatic corps
Chief foreign policy maker
The presidents executive role as the top president officer of the country’s military establishment
Treaties
Formal agreements with other countries - negotiated by the president and requires 2/3 approval of the senate
Executive agreements
Presidential arrangements with other countries that create foreign policy without the need for senate approval
What is a big pet of the presidents legislative power?
State of the union adress
What is the state of the union adress?
A speech given annually (January) by the president to a joint session of congress and to the nation announcing the presidents agenda
Presidential veto
A presidents authority to reject a bill passed by Congress ; may be overridden only by two-thirds majority in each house
Executive orders
Clarifications of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law
Signing statements
Statements recorded along with signed legislation clarifying the presidents understanding of the constitutionality of the bill
Solicitor general
The justice department officer who argues the govs cases before the Supreme Court
Pardoning power
A presidents authority to release or exuse a person from the legal penalties of a crime
Inherent powers
Presidential powers implied but not stated explicitly in the constitution
Executive office of the president
Nine organizations that help pres w policy and political objectives
Office of management and budget
Organization within the EXec office of the pres hat overseas the budgets of departments and agencies
Council of economic advisors
Organization in the exec office of pres that advises the pres in economic matters
National security council
Organization within the exec office of pres that provides foreign policiy advice to pres
White House office
The more than 400 employees within the exec office of pres who work most closely and directly with the pres
Chief of staff
Person who oversees the operations of all the White House staff and controls access to the pres
Bureaucracy
An organization characterized by hierarchical structure , worker specialization, explicit rules, and advancement by merit
Red tape
The complex procedures and regulations surrounding buerocratic activity
Spoils system
19th century practice of firing gov workers of defeated party and replacing them w victory party ppl
Patronage
System where successful candidate rewards friends contributors and party loyalists for their support with jobs contracts and favors
Pendleton act
The 1883 civil service reform that required the hiring and promoting of civil sevants to be based on merit not patrionage
Hatch act
The 1939 law that limited the political involvement of civil servants to protect from political pressure and keep politics out of he buerocraxy
What are federal bureaucrats?
Responsible for helping the president to administer laws,policies and regulations of the gov. The work depends on the policiy area
Congressional oversight
Efforts by congress especially through committees to monitor agency rule making, enforcement, and implementation of congressional policies
Sunshine laws
Legislation opening the process of bureaucratic policy making to the public
