Govt. Ch. 8 (Test #3)

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What is the earliest example of executive power:

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Royal Govenors

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Article II requirements for Pres?

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35 years old, 14 years US resident, a natural born citizen

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Tenure of Office?

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4 year terms with no limits
The 22nd Amendment now limits to two four year terms (total of 10 years in office)

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Electoral college:

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Incorporates the Connecticut Compromise
-protects small states
-538 electors total (add reps and senate) DC gets 3

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12th Amendment (1804):

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separate elections for pres and VP

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Order of Succession:

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President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of state, treasure, defense

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Jobs of the VP:

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assume office is pres can't, preside over senate and break ties, little power

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How are VP's chosen?

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-Geographical balance
-bring part back together at convention
-Achieve social/cultural balance
-used to overcome shortcomings

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What is the ultimate check on the president?

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Removal!!

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How many votes to remove pres?

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2/3rds of the senate

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2 presidents that were impeached?

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Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton

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Powers of the president:

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Legislative Agenda, chief-of-state, treaty, chief executive, veto, appointment, commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, pardoning power

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3 types of powers:

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Express, Implied, Inherent

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Chief Executive power:

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Carry out laws

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head of state powers:

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foreign policy

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Chief Legislature:

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veto legislation

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Constitutional Powers:

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Appointment power (executive officers, ambassadors, military, federal judges) and Pardoning Powers (provide restoration to individual charged of a crime)

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Head of State Powers:

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power to make treaties (formal agreements, 2/3 vote of senate, executive agreements), receive ambassadors, commander and chief

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Executive agreements:

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agreements entered into by the president and don't require senate approval

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Quasi-treaties:

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not binding and only with the president currently in office

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Line-item veto:

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Veto part of the bill instead of the whole thing

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Controversial Powers:

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Executive privilege (some info does not have to be disclosed to congress or the courts), Presidential Signing Statements (written pronouncement by the pres. made when signing a bill into law)

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The Power and success of the presidency is dependent on:

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personality, informal powers, goals, timing of events

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Washington's Precedents:

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established primacy of the national gov't, established cabinet system, prominence of chief executive in foreign affairs, claimed inherent powers

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John Adams:

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-emergence of political parties

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Thomas Jefferson:

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-Role of the president in the legislative process and as party leader

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Constitutional Approach:

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Taftian- Legislative primacy

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Stewardship Approach:

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Modern- presidency primacy

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Andrew Jackson:

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Made extensive use of veto, reasserted the supremacy of the national govt.

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Modern presidency begins when:

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With FDR

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What does the Modern President have to do:

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lead a large gov't (bureaucracy), play an active and leading role in foreign and domestic policy, play a strong legislative role, and use technology to get 'close to Americans'

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How did FDR shift the president's powers?

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shifted the powers from that of simply executing policy to making it

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What the public expects from the president today:

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formulate legislative plans, construct coalitions within congress,

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Office of Management and Budget:

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prepares the president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules

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Executive Orders:

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a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law

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National Security Council:

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the president's principle forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters
-includes the Pres, VP, sec of state, sec of treasury, sec of defenses, and the assistant to the president for national security affairs