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11 Cards in this Set
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Constitutional Powers (formal)
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command military, appoint ambassadors, appoint cabinet heads, appoint judges, issues pardons, make treaties, carry out laws
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Informal powers
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-Tradition (2 term limit)
-Crisis (9/11) -Public Support (reporters leak info to get support) -Executive Privelege |
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Limits on Power
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-Congress ( War Powers Act, Vetos)
-Courts (reveiw what Prz does & can rule actions uncon.) -Bureaucracy (support from businesses) -Public opinion |
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Roles of the president
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Head of State, Cheif executive, Cheif Legislator, Economic Planner, Party Leader, Cheif Diplomat, Commander in Cheif
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Head of State
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ceremonial things (go to banquets, Veteran's day puts wreath up, t-ball on white house lawn, lights nat'l xmas tree, throws 1st pitch of baseball season)
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Chief Executive
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makes sure laws are executed or carried out (appoints judges to make sure laws are carried out, can pardon ppl)
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Chief Legislator
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makes laws and gets them passed (vetos on laws, presents laws to Congress)
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Economic Planner
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anything economic (freeze gas prices, anything to help inflation or unemployment [state of union address], trade)
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Party Leader
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leads Republican party & is the highest ranking republican (fund raises, support other repub. candidates, loans out popularity through support)
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Chief Diplomat
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anything dealing with foreign affairs (appointing ambassadors, making treaties)
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Commander in Chief
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anything to do w/ military (calling out nat'l guard to help w/ hurricanes, sending out troops, war decisions)
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