Prez Flashcards
Power to formally bring changes against elected officials
- House draws
-Senate holds trial, 2/3
Impeachment
blocking publication is a violation of the first AMD’s freedom of press
NY Times v US
The ability to use the presidency as a forum to speak out about any matter and to have their views listened to
Bully Pulpit
Early in a Presidents first term
Honeymoon period
during a short term military action
Rally around the flag effect
Inherent power of the president and other executive officials to refuse to disclose information concerning confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the courts
Executive Privilege
Inherent power of the president to issue orders that carry the force of law
Executive Orders
-Expressed
-Inherent
-Statuary
-Emergency
Presidential Powers
powers enumerated in the constitution
-Commander in chief
Expressed powers
Powers that are implied in the constitution
-Take Care Clause
Inherent powers
Powers granted to the president by congress
-Line item veto (unconstitutional)
Statuary Powers
Broad powers exercised by the president during times of national crisis
-US v Curtis
Emergency Powers
Amendments about the president
12
22
20- LAME DUCK
23
25
% of survey respondents who say that they “approve” or “strongly approve” of the presidents performance
Approval Ratings
Indirect election of president
Electoral college
How many electors does a state get
the # of districts they have +2
-Everyone has a bare minimum of 3
People vote; whoever wins each states popular vote wins all the electors in that state
Winner-Take-All System
How many electors are there?
538
How many electors do you need to win?
270
votes oppose of what they originally were going to vote in the electoral college
Faithless Electors
Winner of the electoral college loses the national popular vote
Divided Verdict
If 270 votes are not achieved?
- The prez is decided by the newly elected house
- Senate chooses the Vice prez
Electors chosen from congressional districts, each state has 2 electoral votes, plus one from each CD
District plan
Candidates win same share of the states electoral votes
Proportional Plan
EOP?
Executive office of president
What is in the EOP?
-WHO
-NSC
-OMB
-Council of advisors
WHO?
White House of Office
-Protects the presidents legal and political interests
-develops policies favored by presidential administration
Key staff; chief of staff
NSC?
National Security Council
-advises and assists president on key national security and foreign policy decisions
OMB?
Office of Management Budget
-to create the president’s annual budget, submitted to Congress each January
President qualifications
Must be 35 years old
Natural born citizen
14 year resident
4 year terms
2 term limit
The 7 roles of Presidency
(LEPDCES)
1) Chief Legislator
2) Chief Economist
3) Party Leader
4) Chief diplomat
5) Commander in chief
6) Chief Executive
7) Chief of state
Proposes and signs bills into law, or vetos
-Line Item veto
-Signing Statement
Chief Legislator
written message by the president issues upon signing a bill into law as a way to influence how it should be administrated
Signing Statement
Presidents shape where federal tax dollars are spent by submitting budget to Congress
-Monitors unemployment, inflation, taxes, general economic welfare of the nation
Chief Economist
Symbolic Leader for the Party’s members
Party head in day-to-day operations
Appoints; cabinet, ambassadors, and judges
Party Leader
President and advisors shape and administer nations foreign policy
Negotiates Treaties
Chief Diplomat
Basically a treaty but without congressional approval
Executive Agreement
Supreme military Commander of the US army
Decide when to send troops to battle (Only Congress can declare war)
-War Powers Act 1973; prez can commit US forces to action only
Commander in Chief
Chief citizen; Represents all people
Main symbol of America
Chief of State
President gets a VP to balance out their short comings (EX Obama being under qualified, Biden being Qualified)
Balanced Ticket
Prez presents a agenda to the public
State of Union
WPA
Works Progress Administration
