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Executive Branch Flashcards

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Chief of State

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  • Ceremonial functions
  • Symbol of the nation
  • Decorating heroes and citizens
  • Greeting visitors
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Chief Executive

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  • Boss of millions of government workers (foreign and domestic)
  • Decides how laws will be enforced
  • Appointing cabinet members
  • Coordinating efforts between departments and agencies
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Chief Diplomat

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  • Direct foreign policy
  • Represents US interests
  • Negotiate and sign treaties
  • Appoint and meet with ambassador leaders
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Commander in Chief

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  • Leads/controls the armed forces
  • Send troops in response to threat or emergencies
  • Commanding US strikes
  • Set up military governments
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Chief Legislator

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  • Recommend bills
  • Shape public policy
  • Pressure congress members to pass a law
  • Signing or vetoing a bill
  • State of the Union
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Chief of Party

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  • Executes party platform
  • Helps other party members get elected
  • Traveling to a close election to campaign for a party nominee
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Formal Powers

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National Security Powers, Legislative Powers, Administrative Powers, Judicial Powers
(Article 2: Section 2+3)

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National Security Powers

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Commander in Chief, Make treaties, Nominate and receive ambassadors

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Legislative Powers

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State of the Union (Nations report cards), Reccommend Legislation (bills) to Congress, Veto legislation (bills)

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Administrative Powers

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Ensure that laws are faithfully executed, Nominate cabinet positions, All federal cabinets and agencies report to the president

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Judicial Powers

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Nominate federal judges, Grant pardons and reduce sentences (reprieve) for federal offenses only

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Informal Powers

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Executive Agreement, Executive Order, Executive Privilege, Signing Statement

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Executive Agreement

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International agreement by president outside of the senate treaty ratification process

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Executive Order

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  • Legally binding orders to government agencies
  • Direct agencies & official in their execution of laws
  • President gives direction and guidance
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Executive Privilege

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  • Refusing to disclose close information
  • Most presidents have claimed this power
  • US v. Nixon: Court says this exists but president cannot claim this in criminal proceedings
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Signing Statement

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  • Written comment issued at the time of signing a bill into a law
  • Comments about intentions
  • Defines terms and expresses concerns
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22nd Amendment

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  • Originally no term limits
  • Based on tradition
  • Set at 4 year term for max 2 years
  • Max 10 years
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25th Amendment

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  • How presidential succession works
  • President can inform Congress in writing
  • Up and majority of cabinet can inform Congress
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Role of Public Opinion

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  • Approval ratings
  • Higher rating = more ability to get agenda passed
  • Honeymoon period: role of economic/military crisis
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Federal Bureaucracy

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  • Departments and agencies within EB that carry out laws
  • Create regulations ensure safe products, environment, fair labor
  • As president responsibilities and power increase so does the Federal government
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Hierarchy System

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  1. Executive Political Appointees (Cabinet Secretaries, deputy secretaries)
  2. Senior Executive Service (SES) - Expected to use their authority to achieve concrete results
  3. Career Civil Servants - Job rank clearly defined according to GS levels; hired based on merit
    - President has most power of Executive Political Appointees and least over Career Civil Servants
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Criticisms

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Red Tape, Conflict or Competition, Duplication, Unchecked Growth, Waste, Lack of Accountability

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Red Tape

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The tons of gov rules, regulations, and paperwork that make gov overwhelming to citizens

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Conflict or Competition

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Agencies that often work toward opposite goals

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Duplication

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Agencies appear to do the same thing

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Unchecked Growth

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Agencies expand unnecessarily at high costs

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Waste

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Spending more the necessary

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Lack of Accountability

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Difficult in firing an incompetent bureaucrat

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Presidential Checks

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  • Formal Control
  • Appoint/remove top officials
  • Annual budget
  • Hard to control lower officials
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Congressional Checks

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  • Senate confirmation: Secretary
  • Creates/ends agencies and programs
    Oversight:
  • Hearings
  • GAO
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Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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  • Provides fact-based, Nonpartisan information to Congress
    “Congressional Watchdog” Investigates:
  • Federal spending
  • Performance
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Judiciary and Media

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  • Courts can restrain action
    Media - Watch Dog Role:
  • Scrutinize behavior
  • Report on issues
    Whistle-Blowers:
  • Employees who report to the media
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