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Roles of the president

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head of state, gov, bureaucracy. Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Head of Party.

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Presidential qualification

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natural born citizen, 35 years old, live in the US for 14 years,

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22nd Amendment

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limits number of terms a president can serve to two

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Imperial presidency

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criticism that the presidency has become too powerful

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Executive Orders

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a directive rule or regulation that has the effect of a law, arises from two sources: the Constitution and the Acts of Congress

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Appointment power

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with Senate consist the President names top officers of government: ambassadors/diplomats, cabinet members, head of such independent agencies such as the EPA and NASA, federal judges, officers in the armed forces. President may remove any appointees except for federal judges.

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State of the Union

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asserts legislative agenda for year

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Veto Power

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Judicial powers (pardon, commutation, reprieve, amnesty)

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only apply to federal offenses

pardon: legal forgiveness
commutation: reduces sentence
reprieve: postponement of execution of a sentence
amnesty: blanket pardon

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caucus vs. primary

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superdelegates

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only Democrats use this. Comprised of party officials/key leaders,

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how the electoral college works

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270

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number of electoral college votes to win Presidency

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Iowa Caucus/New Hampshire Primary (why they matter)

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trends are Iowa and New Hampshire are rarely the same
Iowa - attracts more extreme candidates
New Hampshire - attracts moderates

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Super Tuesday

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When the greatest number of states hold primary elections and caucuses. Tests a candidates electebility on a nation wide scale

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Nomination conventions

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goals:
1. officially nominate Pres and VP
2. rally troops/good Public Relations
3. Write party platform? (planks = stances on issues)

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Keynote Address

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Nomination trends

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The President is usually a Governor, Senator, From larger state

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Presidential debates

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3 presidential debates, 1 VP debate. Have potential for huge impact.

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Bush v. Gore

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Declared Al Gore winner because he won the popular vote but they wanted a re count and Bush ended up winning.

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Chief of Staff

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Mick Mulvany, gatekeeper to president. 2nd most powerful position.

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Press Secretary

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Sarah Sanders, Acts as a spokesperson for the president. Link to white house press core

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Legal Counsel

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Executive Office of the President

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OMB - Office of Management & Budget

CEA - Council of Economic Advisers

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Executive Dept
Implement and oversee laws, each led by a cabinet member. Each focuses on a specific part of public policy. EPA, Homeland Security, State dept, treasury dept, health and human services, social security administration.
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Independent agencies
More outside of the presidents control. Less political. Many are led by a board and not one person NASA, FCC, SEC, Peace Core, FEC, NLRB, CPSC, FDIC, Postal Service, Fed Reserve, Amtrak.
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VP Formal Roles
Presides over senate. Takes over if presidency opens up
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VP Informal Roles
Helps win the election. He serves as the attack dog. He is an adviser to the president. 2nd in command. Does nothing
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Balance the ticket
VP's main role is to balance the ticket by making the president more electable. - Ideological (McCain and Palin 08) - Racial (Obama Biden 08) - Gender (Clinton and Kaine 16) - Age (Bush and Quayle 92) - Experience (Trump and Pence 16) - Geographic (JFK and LBJ) - Swing State (Romney and Ryan)
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25th Amendment
Changes the order of succession if the president resigns, dies, or is voted by 2/3rds of congress and majority of cabinet as unfit for the job. IF the VP dies or leaves, president nominates and congress votes on it.
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Grounds for Impeachment
Conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanor
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Clinton Impeachment
Jennifer Flowers accuses Clinton of twelve year affair. Clinton denied. Paula Jones accuses Clinton of sexually harassing her. She sued him and was paid 850,000. Clinton doesn't apologize. Monica Lewinski is a 22 year old white house intern and had an affair with president Clinton. She was quickly moved to the Pentagon where she shared with Linda Tripp about the affair. During Paula Jones trial, Linda Tripp turns the recording over to Ken Star. Clinton admits to improper physical relationship and apologizes to the nation. The charge against Clinton was obstruction of justice and Perjury. He was impeached but not removed from office.
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Foreign Policy Goals
Deals with creating policy with other countries on environmental safety and foreign economics/trade and peacekeeping
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Treaty
Legal Document between two or more countries coming to an agreement on anything but typically for ending wars
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War Power Act of 1972
President must report to congress within 48 hours Combat must end within 60 days unless congress agrees Congress can stop combat at anytime by concurrent resolution
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Secretary of State vs Secretary of defense
State: Foreign Policy (Diplomacy) Mike Pompeo Defense: Military (Pentagon) Patrick Shanahan
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Foreign Aid
Money given to other countries, usually military or humanitarian
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5 branches of military
``` Navy Coast Guard Army Marines Air force ```
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Difference Between deficit and Debt
Deficit is spending more than you take in taxes in a given year. Debt is the accumulation of the deficit each year
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Entitlement
Government program guaranteeing future financial benefit
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Sources of Gov Revenue
Income Tax and Capital gains (taxes on investments)
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Source of Gov expenses
Military, Healthcare, Social Security
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Source of California expenses
K-12
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Why excessive gov debt is bad
Taxes must eventually increase or spending must decrease.
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Debt to GDP ratio
How you measure National debt. GDP = how much the country produces
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Office of the Presidency (Free Response)
A. Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Administrator B. 35 years old, born in USA, Live in USA for 14 years C. Head of FBI, VP, Judges
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Election (Free Response)
A. Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire Primary
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Electoral College
Founding Fathers chose this method because they didn't trust the people would make the right decision. It allowed for the voting process to go quicker. 538 electoral votes/270 needed for presidency. Amount of Electoral Votes depends on population in each state. Flaws - Popular winner isn't guaranteed. Winner Takes All. Some states have disproportionate amounts of power. It will never go away because it promotes a two party system and it's difficult to amend. It also identifies a president quickly.
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Presidents Chief of Staff (Free Response) Pt 1
Mike Mulvaney. Political Appointee of the President who doesn't require senate confirmation who serves at the pleasure off the President. He selects key White House staff and supervises them. Structures the Whitehouse staff system. Protects the interest of the president. Negotiates with congress and other members of the executive branch, and extra gov political groups to implement the presidents agenda. Advise the president on various issues including telling the president what they don't want to hear.
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President's Press Secretary (Free Response) Pt 2
Sarah Sanders. Answers questions on behalf of the president. She has to do research and find out what happened and be able to handle the media.
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National Security Council/Economic Advisors (Free Response) Pt 3
National Security Council: advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies. Council of Economic Advisors: agency that advises the U.S. president on fiscal policy.
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Independent Agencies (Free Response) Pt 4
NASA - Space research Peace Corps - social and economic development abroad FDA - Food and Drug Association keeps people safe and healthy.

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