U4 Roles and Powers of the President

Question 1

What does it mean to be a Chief Legislator?

Answer 1

Aide in shaping public policy

Question 2

How does the President aide in shaping public policy?

Answer 2

-Recommends legislation to Congress(F)
—–>Sate of the Union Address(F)
—–>Bully-pulpit(I)
-Sign statements to bills (I)
-Veto bills (F)
-Convene/Adjourn Congress (F).

Question 3

What is the State of the Union Address?

Answer 3

Annual speech to promote policy agenda and pressure Congress for support on said agenda. To Supreme Court Justices, Congress, etc.

Question 4

What is Bully-Pulpit?

Answer 4

Bargaining and persuading, appealing to public leads to public pressuring Congress to support their policies which leads to securing Congressional Action.

Question 5

What does it mean to sign statements?

Answer 5

To leave comments on bill/interpretation of law.

Question 6

What is the veto power?

Answer 6

To veto a bill is to encourage Congress to consider President’s critiques on bill.

Question 7

Is the State of the Union Address Formal or Informal?

Answer 7

Formal

Question 8

Is Bully-Pulpiting Formal or Informal?

Answer 8

Informal

Question 9

Is Signing Statements Formal or Informal?

Answer 9

Informal

Question 10

Is the Veto Power Formal or Informal?

Answer 10

Formal

Question 11

Is Convening/adjourning Congress (when necessary) Formal or Informal?

Answer 11

Formal

Question 12

What does it mean to be the Chief Executive and Adminstrator?

Answer 12

To be the Leader of and hold power over the Executive Branch.

Question 13

How does the President Lead the Executive Branch?

Answer 13

Faithfully executes laws/deicisons (F), Issues Executive Orders (I), Utilizes Executive Privelege (I)

Question 14

How does the President Faithfully execute laws/decisions?

Answer 14

They nominate and manage the Bureaucracy which helps them in execute laws/decisions.

Question 15

What is the Executive Order?

Answer 15

A policy issued by President that doesn’t require congressional approval. It is often used to manage the Bureaucracy but can’t be used to step on the powers of other branches. It lasts until the President’s term is over, and is justified by the Faithful Execution Clause.

Question 16

What is Executive Privelege?

Answer 16

The right to withhold information on decision making from the rest of the government and the public (Like Nixon with the Watergate Scandal), also justified by the Faithful Execution Clause.

Question 17

Is Faithfully executing laws/decisions a Formal or Informal Power?

Answer 17

Formal

Question 18

Is Nominating and Managing the Bureaucracy Formal or Informal?

Answer 18

Formal

Question 19

Is the Executive Order Formal or Informal?

Answer 19

Informal

Question 20

Is Executive Privelege Formal or Informal?

Answer 20

Informal

Question 21

What does it mean to be the Chief Diplomat?

Answer 21

To be the partial architect of foreign policy and Nation’s Chief spokesperson with other countries.

Question 22

How does the President archiect foreign policy?

Answer 22

By nominating and recieving ambassadors(F), making treaties(F), or issuing an Executive agreement(I).

Question 23

What makes issuing treaties difficult?

Answer 23

The Senate has to approve the Treaties.

Question 24

What is an Executive Agreement?

Answer 24

International Agreement (Like a Treaty) that does not need Seate Approval and is justified by the Faithful Execution Clause.

Question 25

Is Nominating and recieving ambassadors Formal or Informal?

Answer 25

Formal

Question 26

Is Making Treaties Formal or Informal?

Answer 26

Formal

Question 27

Is the Executive Agreement Formal or Informal?

Answer 27

Informal

Question 28

What does it mean to be the Commander in Chief?

Answer 28

To be in charge of the Nation’s armed forces.

Question 29

Why has the President being Commander in Chief caused issues?

Answer 29

Their powers have increased dramatically out of necessity throughout Nation’s history, so the War Powers Act of 1973 was made.

Question 30

Why have the President’s powers increased?

Answer 30

It allows the Executive Branch to act quickly in times of need and is a result of icnreased communication, technology, and travel.

Question 31

What is the War Powers Act of 1973?

Answer 31

It corrected the mistake fromt he Tonkin Gulf Resolution which gave the President too much power to act quickly. It maintains the President’s need for urgent action while preserving war-declaration power to congress and giving a specified time limit before Congress action.

Question 32

Why have tensions been rising between Congress and President?

Answer 32

Senate confirmation of Executive Nominations, White House Staff Appointments, Executive Orders, Power of Purse.

Question 33

Why is White House Staff Appointments an issue?

Answer 33

Staff of specialists, help run White House and need no Senate approval.

Question 34

Why are Executive Orders an issue?

Answer 34

Lopphole to pass policy and direct bureaucracy without Congressional approval.

Question 35

Why is the Power of the Purse an issue?

Answer 35

Congress decides whether or not to fund Presidential agenda items.

Question 36

Legislative Branch Checks on President

Answer 36

-Override Presidential veto
-Declare War
-Withhold funding for agenda
-Impeachment Trial (House)
-Trial to remove from Office (Senate)
-Approve Presidential nominations and treaties (Senate)

Question 37

Judicial branch Checks on President

Answer 37

Judicial Review (Includes Executive Orders, Priveleges, Agreements, etc.)

Question 38

What is the Faithful Execution Clause?

Answer 38

The President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress. (They do things outside of what is listed in the Constitution to ensure they are doing this.)