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XII - Presidency Flashcards

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President

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Holds the most powerful position in the world

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Roles and responsibilities of the executive branch has

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increased dramatically in the 20th century

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President still need support of

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Congress & public in order to execute things

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Divided gov’t

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Different parties controlling the executive and legislative branch

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Federal #70

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Argued in favor of a single executive

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Basic requirements to become president

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Age 35 or older
Natural-born citizens
Lived in the Us for previous 14 years

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Who has been president?

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All Protestant until Kennedy

All white until Obama

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The President must win the

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Electoral vote

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One person can only serve as President for the max of

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2 4 years terms

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22th Amendment (1951)

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Passed due to FDR’s extra long presidency

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Vice President

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Next in line for office

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25th Amendment (1967)

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Created the process of selecting a new VP & procedure for dealing with presidential disabilities

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Impeachment

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Charges are brought against a gov’t official

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Impeachment Process

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House votes for impeachment
Senate conducts a trial
2/3 vote in Senate to remove the president

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Officials can be impeached for

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“treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors”

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Article II

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Deals with power of the executive branch

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Enumerated power of President

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Veto legislation
Nominate Supreme Court judges
Grant pardons

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Madisonian system of check and balances and shared powers

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placed limits on presidential power

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Examples of limits

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President can appoint cabinet members and judicial nominees but must be approved by Senate
President is Commander-in-Chief but Congress declares war

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Executive Order

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Directive issued by POTUS that manages the running of the federal gov’t and has authority of law

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Factors that have led to increased presidential power

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Actions of president
New tech
Rise of US as superpower

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Actions of President

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Lincoln suspending writ of habeas corpus during Civil War
FDR’s New Deal increased role of fed. gov’t
Nixon’s widening of Vietnam War

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Executive branch

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VP
Cabinet
Executive Office
White House Staff
First Lady
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Vice Presidency

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Previously a largely ceremonial position

VP selected to balance the ticket & attract support

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Increasing role of VP in polict and advocacy examples

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Bush- VP Cheney influential in foreign policy

Obama- Biden vast experience in gov’t

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Cabinet

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Not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution
Group of advisors who head federal agencies & executive departments
Confirmed by Senate

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Executive Office

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Created in 1939 by FDR to help oversee growing gov’t bureaucracy

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National Secuirty Council

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Advice on national security, foreign policy

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Council of Economic Advisers

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Advice on economic policy

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Office of Management & Budget

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Prepare the president’s annual budget

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White House staff

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Made up by about 600 people

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Chief of Staff

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Who president meets with, provides into to president, etc.

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Press Secretary

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Messaging of President to media

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First Lady

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No formal roles listed in Constitution

Many were influential and taken on various campaigns

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Examples of First Lady infleunces

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Abigail Adams “remember the ladies”
Edith Wilson ran stuff when husband has a stroke
Eleanor Roosevelt Advocated for various causes
Hillary Clinton Health care reform
Michelle Obama healthy eating & exercise

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State of Union Address

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President required to address Congress annually

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Chief Legislator

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Laying out President’s legislative agenda

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Veto

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Presidential power of rejecting a law passed by Congress

Hangs as a threat over legislative processes

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How to overcome the veto

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2/3 vote in Congress can override a presidential veto

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Pocket veto

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President does not sign a law for 10 days and Congress adjourns leaving the bill dead

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Line-item veto

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Rejecting certain parts of a bill without vetoing the entire bill
President can’t do this

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President also serves the role of

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party leader

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President can support part members by

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“Presidential coattails”

Midterm elections

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Amount of influence a president has over legislative process is also determined by

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popularity & level of public support for the president

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Electoral mandate

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Candidate wins by a large margin which often means they have the support to implement their policy agenda

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Limit of public support

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Unlikely to sway members of Congress with ideological differences

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Legislative bargaining skills

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Play a key role in success or failure of a presidential agenda

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Bargaining

Persuasion

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Informal powers that enable the president to secure Congressional action

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First 100 days

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Crucial period of new Presidential administration to set the tone

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Other roles of the President

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Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Crisis Manager

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Chief Diplomat

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Diplomatic recognition
Treaty negotiation: executive agreement
Personal diplomacy

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Commander in Chief

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Deploy armed forces

Congress declares war & appropriates money

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War power has shifted to

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executive branch

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War Powers Resolution

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Requires President to seek Congressional approval prior to deploying troops

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Crisis Manager

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Presidential power expands during time of national crisis

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Expansion of Presidential powers examples

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NSA wiretapping

Use of drones

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Presidential approval ratings tend to

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fluctuate

Economic prosperity is great for approval rating

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President will often attempt to win over public support by

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going public

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Bully pulpit

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Position in which to mobilize public opinion offered to the holder of Presidency

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Signing statements

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Statement signed by President that informs Congress and public of their interpretation of a law passed by Congress

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Limited success of swaying public opinion

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Lack of interest in politics

Ideologically set beliefs

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Press

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Plays a critical role in the information the public gets about the presidency

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Press Secretary

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Daily press briefings conducted

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Challenges to press

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24 hour media coverage means facts are not always verified

Rise of ideologicaly biased programming

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Perspectives on the presidential role depends on

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desire for a strong president during crisis

President shares policy beliefs

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President’s longest lasting influence is in

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judicial appointments to Supreme Court

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