Presidential Power and Politics



Presidential Power and Politics

Rules, Roles and Hats

Article II: President of the United States

Section 1: ______________, election and electors, compensation, oath

Section 2: Authority

Commander in chief of __________ forces

Power to grant reprieves and ______________, except in case of impeachment.

Make ____________ with 2/3 concurrence of ____________.

_________________ ambassadors, judges, and other officers, fills ___________________

Section 3: Duties

State of ________________ address

Can Convene Congress

____________________ "necessary and expedient measures” to Congress.

He shall “take ______________ that the laws be faithfully executed..."

Section 4: Grounds for _____________________.

Constitutional Qualifications for the Presidency

___________-_____________ years of age

_______________ years a resident

A natural-born _________________

90 million plus meet these requirements

Ch-Ch-Ch Changes

20th Amendment – _________ Duck. Presidents sworn in on January 20th

22nd Amendment – term limited to __ consecutive 4 year terms

25th Amendment – provided for selecting a ___________ Vice President and for times of Presidential _______________

Term of Office

Presidents are elected for a 4 Year Term

Term Limits

Originally, no formal limit existed

Washington Set Precedent for Stepping Down After 2

Most Others Followed Suit

Attempt by Teddy Roosevelt

_______________ Roosevelt Breaks Tradition (Elected to 4 Terms)

22nd Amendment

May be elected to only 2 terms

Maximum of 10 Years

Presidential Authority in the Constitution

The _____________ Power

The Power to ____________

The Power to _______________ (Article I, Section 7 (3))

The “Take _____________” Clause

The __________ Power

_____________ Making and Foreign Affairs

_________________ in Chief

Constitutional Powers

Appointment

___________ and Other Executive Branch Positions

Federal _________________

Executive Office of the President

Veto Power

______________ Congress

Pardons and Reprieves

______________ Treaties

Serving as Commander-In-Chief

Receiving _______________

Executive Authority

Issuing Executive ______________

Have Force of Law without Congressional Approval

May Not Contradict Existing Law

Can Be Overturned by Congressional Statute

Executive Agreements

Presidential Stamp of Approval

When a Bill is Sent to the President

May ___________ Bill – Becomes ____________

May Do _______________

After 10 Days, Becomes ______ Without His Signature if Congress Remains in Session

If Congress Adjourns Before 10 Day Period Ends, the bill dies – ______________ Veto (doesn’t work during recess)

May Veto Bill

(but must veto the WHOLE thing – no “_____________ Item Veto”)

Returns to Congress

_____________ Vote in Both Chambers Required to _____________

Presidential Succession

1st in Line – Vice President

Death

Incapacitation – 25th Amendment

Presidential Succession Act of 1947

____________ of the House

President Pro Tempore of ______________

Cabinet Officials in Order Departments _______________

Inherent the Wind…

____________ Powers

Constitutional

Statutory

_______________ Powers (Residual Powers; Implied Powers)

The “take care” clause

Article II, Section 3

…he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully __________________…

_______________ to “necessary and proper”

More Power!

__________________

Often Cited as Most ____________ Power of Presidency

____________ of Office

Personal ______________

Party ______________

Powers _____________ by Congress

Presidential Hats

Presidential _____________

______________ Vs. Actual Power

Chief of _____________

Chief Diplomat

Chief Legislator

Chief _________________

Commander in Chief

Party Leader

_______________ Priest-King

____________ in Chief

Presidential Moses

Perceived Executive Power:

One person who we ALL get to vote on

He has “Supreme Executive Power”, right?

He’s THE MAN, right?

Actual Executive Power:

Checks and Balances

Congress

The Supremes

Political _____________ Opposition

The _____________

The Bureaucracy

Other _____________

LOTS to deal with (just like Moses)

The Presidential Press Conference

The “_______________” Pulpit

Special Powers

Executive ____________

________________ Powers

Executive ___________

_________

The Electoral College

(Cliff Notes Version)

You are actually voting for an _____________, NOT a Presidential Candidate

Each State gets electoral votes equal to the number of _________ (2) plus the number of House members (_____________ to their population).

Courtesy of the 23rd Amendment, DC gets _________ electors

Every state except Maine and ___________ has a “winner take all” system

Because of this, __________ (most but not a majority) presidents are not uncommon

There are 538 electors; you need _____ to win (the 11 largest states alone would get you 230)

The Electoral College, not the ________ vote, determined the winner in 2000 (Bush-Gore),1888 (Harrison-Cleveland), 1876 (Hayes-Tilden), 1824 (Adams-Jackson)

If no one gets 270 electors, then the question goes into the ________ of __________________ to be decided

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