PRESIDENCY
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- Created on: 18-03-14 11:26
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- PRESIDENCY
- the powers of the president-(laid out in article II of the constitution)
- propose legislation
- submit the annual budget
- sign legislation
- veto legislation
- act as chief executive
- nominate executive branch officials
- nominate all federal judges
- act as commander in chief
- negotiate treaties
- pardon
- powers of the vice president
- the constitution gave 4 powers to VP
- preceding officer of the senate but it is usually a function VP rarely performs, deputes junior members of its chamber to chair debates
- task fo counting then announcing results of electoral college
- gore had to announce his own defeat
- granted power to break tied vote in senate
- only been used 19 times. Cheney had to following tax cuts. Quayle never used it
- becomes president is president dies or resigns
- the constitution gave 4 powers to VP
- the cabinet
- advisory group selected by the president. constitution said president may need help
- the federal bureaucracy
- by 2006 FB has 2.7 million employees and an annual payroll of over 13 billion $. 11% based in DC. Oklahoma city bombing 1995
- problems of the federal bureaucracy
- clientelism
- imperialism
- parocriialism
- incramentalism
- arbitariness
- iron triangles
- going native
- inefficiency
- The executive office of the president
- top staff agencies that give the president help and advise in carrying out major duties of their office
- white house office-pres most trusted aides WHO is responsible for several
- Theories of presidential power
- imperial presidency
- N korea invaded S Truman sent US troops with out congressional authorisation.
- imperilled
- follow from Nixons resignation, Bush following 2000 election.
- bifurcated
- Clinton northern Ireland or eastern Europe genocide.
- imperial presidency
- limits on presidential power
- supreme court- declare acts unconstitutional. Nixon + Clinton
- - public opinion -pressure groups-the media - federal bureaucracy
- the powers of the president-(laid out in article II of the constitution)
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