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President’s duties/authority found in ARTICLE II, what do they include?
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* Chief executive
* Commander in chief * Head of state * Legislator |
There is four of them, the hardest one is (Head of State)
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What is the executive privilege?
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It is the presidents rt to withhold information from congress and the courts, challenged by congress.
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Constitution doesn’t mention it
Presidents invoke it broadly and frequently when facing oppositional Congress (Nixon, Bush |
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explain..Executive orders?
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executive orders used by presidents directly influence policy. Used most frequently to establish an executive branch agency, modify bureaucratic rules or action, change decision-making procedures, and give substance and force to statutes.
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Examples: applied the patient’s “bill of rights” to all federal health programs; directed federal agencies to avoid any action that would degrade the condition of coral reef ecosystems within U.S. waters.
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Veto laws (Article I).
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The veto allows the president to block congressional action but does not allow the president to substitute his own policy preferences (supermajoritarian).
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LEGISLATOR: The Constitution gives presidents only a modest role in the legislative arena.
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What are neccesities for modern legislators to succeed today?
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* How presidents utilize their resources, such as the veto to deal with an opposing congress,
* Luck and Skill as a communicator |
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This behavioral measure is “completely wrong” in most of the presidential systems, however, due to______ ________of both branches
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mutual dependence
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What is the four step process that the president is elected?
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* The electoral college
* Presidential Primaries * Conventions * Election outcomes |
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What good does the Electoral college do?
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* Respects the states role in federalism
* along with primaires, encourages face-face campaigning * In close contests, re-counts will be limited to a few states * encourages 2 party politics (eaiser choice, clear winner rather than multiple parties exploiting each other |
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