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40 Cards in this Set
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The presidency is established in which article of the constitution |
Article 2 |
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How members of the electoral college are selected original and now |
Originally were selected by state legislature Now voters choose |
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___ out of 50 states has a winner-take-all electors process |
48 |
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Number of electors in electoral college |
538 |
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Number of votes winning candidate needs from electoral college |
270 |
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King caucus |
System where presidential candidates were chosen by the party members in Congress |
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Voters were later given the power to select delegates through ___ and ___ _____ |
Caucuses and primary elections |
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Most common occupation for winning presidential candidates |
Lawyer |
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Only two presidents have been under the age ___ |
45 |
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Most presidents have been from the ___ party |
Republican |
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What regions have most presidents been from |
Northeast and Midwest |
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The expressed powers of the president are |
1. Make treaties 2. Grant pardons 3. Nominate judges and other political officials 3. Receive ambassadors 4. Command the military |
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Myers v. United states |
Affirmed the implied powers |
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Delegated powers |
Powers assigned to one agency but exercised by another agency 2ith the permission of the first |
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Military power of the president |
Commander in chief Head of the nation's intelligence network Can deploy troops domestically during an emergency |
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Judicial power of the president |
Can Grant pardons, reprieve and amnesty |
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President Gerald Ford pardoned who? |
Richard nixon |
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Jimmy Carter declared amnesty for ? |
Draft evaders |
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Diplomatic powers of the president |
°Make treaties °Recognizes other countries and restores diplomatic ties °Forges executive agreements °Receives ambassadors and other public ministers |
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Executive agreements |
A contract between two nations is similar to a treaty but does not require Senate approval |
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Executive powers of the president |
°must see that all laws are faithfully executed °appoints and supervises all executive orders °can claim executive privilege |
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Executive officers appointed by president |
Ambassadors, ministers, and federal judges |
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Executive privilege |
A claim that communication between president and close advisers must be kept confidential |
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Legislative power of the president |
Addresses Congress on state of the union and can veto bills . Issue executive oders |
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Executive orders |
A rule or regulation issued by the president that has effect and formal status of legislation |
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How can Congress override an executive order |
Pass a new law |
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War powers resolution |
States that forces must be withdrawn in 60 days in the absence of congressional authorization |
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Cabinet |
Includes secretaries and chief administrators of major departments |
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Congressional status of cabinet |
Has no status |
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Kitchen cabinet |
An informal group of advisors to whom the president turns for counsel and guidance |
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Analysts and political advisers |
Inform the president about policies and political implications |
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____ must approve every proposal from an executive agency that requires spending |
Office of Management and Budget |
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Executive office of the president |
Permanent agencies that preform specific management tasks for the president |
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Vice president |
Succeed the president in case of death, resignation, or incapacity Presides over the senate |
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Amendement that codified the requirement that the vice president assumes the presidency if the president cannot preform those duties |
25 |
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Two primary ways for president to expand their powers |
1. Popular appeals to the public "going public" 2. Control of executive agencies or the creation of new administrative institutions and procedures |
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President can act unilaterally through the use of (7) |
1. Executive orders 2. Presidential decrees 3. Executive agreements 4. National security findings and directives 5. Proclamations 6. Reorganization plans 7. Signing statements |
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Signing statements |
Announcements made by the president when signing bills into law, presenting his or her interpretation of the law |
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President can use ____ to point to sections of law they believe are improper or unconstitutional |
Signing statements |
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Nonenforcement of laws |
The president may refuse to implement and enforce a law Highly controversial |
