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Qualifications, terms and statistics on the POTUS Age-35, Natural born-citizen, 14 years of resident of the US, Four years term of office-two term limit.
22nd amendment No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to th
The constitutional power of the president Commander-in chief of the military including state malicious, Appoint heads of executive departments, Ambassadors, Judges. Make & sign treaties, Call Congress into special session, Veto-250 vetos, only 100 time had been turned, Protect US consti.
The executive role, enforce laws, executive orders 1.Enforce the laws, pres.order, 2.executive ordres-pres.orders, 3.remove or fire officers.
The commander-In Chief role, Whiskey Rebellion... Began with G. Washington, Congress has declared war 5 times (1812, WWI, WWII), Korea & Vietnam undeclared war, Every pres. has felt it was unconsti.
Chief of state role, ceremonial Some say pres. shouldn`t do it. Its waste time.
Chief diplomat role negotiates and signs treaties
Chief legislator role, budget, laws, veto 1.Budget request in a turn of congress each year, 2.Laws-most of pres. wants a pres. guest 3.Veto-return with message to congress explaining the Veto: a.A.Jackson expanded Veto power, b.FDR had the most powers, c.Congress can override with 2/3 vote in 2hs
Chief legislator conti... d.If the bill sits in the pres. desk for 10 days it becomes law e.If the bill sits on the pres. desk & Congress adjourns before 10 days its a packet Veto.
Party Chief role Pres. usually is the chief.
Framers intend, Legislative Epoch 1800-1933, three strong presi. a.Framers intend was for legislative supremacy. b.Legislative Epoch: 1.Legislature made most of the important decisions, 2.weak office with weak presi.s, 3.three strong presi.s: A.Jackson, A.Lincoln, Th. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, Hundred Days, New deal 1.The Great Depression and Roosevelt election, 2.The 100 Days dozens of new agencies & dept.s of gov.s.
1937 Court desicion Supreme Court desicion in 1937 says that congress can delegate power of the presi.
The process of delegating powers to the executive... a.Congress sees a problem, b.Has no time or expertise to solve the problem, c.Create departments and policies to solve the problem, d.Lets the executive branch fill in the details
Fundamental shift of power Power from legislative to executive branch
Formal sources of presidential power 1.Patronage is approving the leaders, 2.Cabinet: a.not mentioned in the consti., b.appointed by the presi. confirmed by the senate, c.selected by the presi. to bring support to his/her ideas, d.each cabinet is a huge burocracy.
White House Stuff - their job a.Chief of Stuff, Press Secretary, b.Analysts and advisers, c.Kitchen cabinet, d.Get info. & investigate problems, e.Screen-who and what gets to the presi., f.Public relations, g.Ensure that presi`s initiatives are effectively transmitted.
Executive office of the presi. a.started in 1939, b.importance of each agency varies depending on the presi.
The Electoral college a.The number of representatives+the number of senators=the number of electors each state has, b.Amendment 36 in Colorado attempted to divide the electoral votes based on percentage of the vote. It was defeated, but some still think its a good idea.
The Electoral College continues c.There are 435 representatives, 100 senators, and the District of Columbia gets 3 for a total 538, d.A candidate must have a majority of the electoral votes to win-270 is needed, e.If there is no majority, the House of representatives chooses the presi.
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