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6 roles of the president

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  1. chief executive
  2. leader of party
  3. commander in chief
    4.shaper of public policy
    5.chief legislator
  4. head of state
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the 2 main duties of heading the executive branch

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  1. enforce federal laws
  2. manage federal buraucracy
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cabinet heads

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people who run beaucratic agencies and their aids

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who can the president appoint?

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  1. cabinet heads
  2. Independent commissioners ( leaders of independant agencies like EPA or FCC)
  3. dipolmats and ambassadors
  4. judicial/ justice
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who must confirm ALL presidential appointments?

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senate ofc.

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removal power

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president can remove most appointed official. if he wants them to resign they will

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who can’t the president remove from appointment?

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federal judges ( judical branch is independant)
commissioners ( once confirmed they are independant)

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how many civilians does the beuacracy employ?

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2/3

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how many beauracratic departments are there?

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15

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who are the cabinet heads loyal to?

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the president
their department

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what problems can a president experience in terms of controlling cabinet departments?

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  • interest groups for close ties with cabinets
  • long careers mean that they seen many presidents so their loyalty is more to the department
  • congress will compete for influence of cabinets departments and will conduct oversight.
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key presidential assistants

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white house staff who provide pres with policy options and analysis.

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what does chief of staff do?

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highest ranking member who manages the flow of people into the oval office

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what is required of all white house staff above all else?

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loyalty to the president

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OMB

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office of budget management
- largest office within the executive branch
-assists president with preparing the federal budget.

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NSC

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national security council
- comprised of foreign and military advisors
- also includes VP secretary of state, secretary of defence + more

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CEA

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council of economic advisors
- made up of 3 leading economists
- prepares annual economic report for the president

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state of the union

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recommend measures and issues that congress should adress

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party leader

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sets the agenda for their party, and has a strong influence over what the party will try to achieve in congress.

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how does the president influence legislation?

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  1. party leader sets the agenda
  2. national leader (in times of crisis his powers of recommending on what congress should do grow)
  3. agenda setter (ex. state of the union)
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strategies to influence congress:

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-use legislative liaisons ( members of the whitehouse who lobby)
-work with leadership in congress
- “bully pulpit” attracts media attention
- popularity, congress is pressured to do what he wants
- offer pork to legislators

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consequences of divided government

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increased partisan ship
gridlock
unpopularity (public trust goes down bc inaction)

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overcoming divided government

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  • bully pulpit to generate public support
  • veto threat to opposite party legislation
  • make deals
  • alliances
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bully pulpit

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the president’s power to to attract media attention can be used to focus the public’s attention on particular issues that the president wants to adress

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legislative liaison's
president has members of the white house staff whose job is to lobby congress
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how does a treaty become law?
1. president negotiates it with foreign leaders 2. senate ratifies it
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advantages of a treaty
permanent arrangement with broad support of the congress and the public
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disadvantages
difficult to get approved by senate
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what is the advantage of an executive agreement
no senate needed.
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what is an executive agreement
executive agreement, an agreement between the United States and a foreign government that is less formal than a treaty and is not subject to the constitutional requirement for ratification by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate.
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disadvantages of an executive agreement
- not official US law ( treaties are laws) - can be overturned by future president
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reprieve
postponement of a sentence and usually results in a pardon
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pardon
presidential act that forgives a crime
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checks on the judicial system
reprieve pardon
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what does a president look for in someone when picking them to serve on the court
judicial philosophy diversity ( reflect America as a whole)
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what can increase presidential approval ratings ( 4 things)
honey moon period rally around the flag economic growth positive press coverage
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factors that decrease presidential approval ratings
scandals poor performance long foreign wars economic down turn
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what advantages does president have in media compared to congress
reps entire nation more powerful than any one member of congress speaks with one voice bully pulpit
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formal powers as commander in chief
deploy troops recognize nations receive ambassadors
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federalist no 7
"we need a strong executive leader and a single president"
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can the president declare war?
no- only congress
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war powers act
notify congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and get approval within 90 days or bring the troops home.
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what is a bureaucracy
large and complex organization of appointed officials
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hierarchy authority
a chain of command in which power and authority flows from the top down to the bottom
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job specialization
every employee has specific duties and responsibilities
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Pendleton act
created the federal civil service. workers are selected according to merit instead of party loyalty
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the # of state and local gov employees has _________ in recent decades
increased
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why has the state and local governments increased?
block grants devolution places more responsibility on to states
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independent regularity agencies
protect the public by regulating important parts of the economy
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government cooperation
provide a service that theocratically could be provided by private sector
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independent executive agencies.
resemble a full cabinet department but have smaller areas of responsibility
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administration discretion
when congress passes a law to create a new program, it doesn't establish all the details f how to carry it out so THE PRESIDENT DECIDES HOW IT IS IMPLIMENTED
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administration adjudication
-some executive agencies function like courts : they hold hearings in which a party presents an argument and then the agency settles dispute - party can appeal this ruling to a court if they disagree
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what can go wrong with administrative discretion, rule making, regulations, and adjudications
conflicting goals lack of funding bad design FRAGMENTATION OF RESPONISIBLITIES --> slough
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executive privilege
a president can claim executive privilege over information or conversations within the executive branch so as to withhold that information from congress or the public
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what is each department headed by?
a secretary of that department ex; secretary of state
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the department of justice is headed by
the attorney general
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what does the treasury have the authority to do?
responsibility to print money handles all of the financial shit like financial and tax policy
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department of state
handles foreign affairs and relationships with other nations, speaks for the united states.
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department of home land security
prevents threats from within, like terrorism.
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department of the interior
oversees national conservation efforts and is responsible for most nationally owned public lands
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department of justice
enforces and defends the federal laws by preventing and controlling crime, seeking those who are guilty of crime and unlawful behavior
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eop
executive office of the president. helps carry out day to day tasks.
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22 amendment
can't be elected more than twice
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powers that are actually in constitution
formal powers veto, appointment commander in chief invests power of executive branch to a single person shall receive foreign ambassadors

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