Cabinet Departments
What is the role of the state department?
- Advises the president on foreign policy
- Negotiates agreements with foreign countries
- Represents the United States abroad and in international organizations
What are the two different theories?
- Stewardship Theory
- Caretaker Theory + Whig Theory
Strategies for choosing a Vice President?
"Balancing the Ticket"
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Race
All eight roles of the president?
- Chief economic
- Chief citizen
- Commander in party
- Commander in chief
- chief legislator
- chief diplomat
- chief administrator
- Chief of State
Definition of Bureaucracy?
A large complex administrative structure that handles the every day business of an organization
How many departments are there?
15
What is the Whig Theory or the Caretaker Model?
A president must only do what is specifically stated in the constitution.
The three divisions of the Executive Branch?
- Executive office
- Independent agencies
- Cabinet Departments
Powers of the President?
- Ordinance Power
- Appointment Power
- Power of clemency
- Diplomatic recognition
- Executive agreement
- Treaty power
- Commander in chief
Three principles of bureaucracy?
- Hierarchical authority
- Job specialization
- Formalized Rules
What is the role of the energy department?
- Promotes production of renewable energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear energy
- Transmits and sells hydroelectric power
- Conducts nuclear weapons research and production
What is the stewardship theory?
A president may do whatever he wants besides what is specifically stated that they cannot do.
Ways that the Legislative branch can limit executive power growth?
- They control the budget
- They make the rules for the military
- They declare war
- Senate approval
What is the 22nd Ammendment?
A president may not serve more than two terms / 9 years and 364 days.
Hatch Act of 1939?
Civil servants cannot openly campaign for or against any sitting president.
Name four departments and what they do.
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An example of a caretaker model president and what they did.
Theodore Roosevelt because of his "Square Deal"
- Lincoln
- Andrew Johnson
Growth of Presidential Power and why?
- Constitution is vague on the executive branch
- Time of crisis the president has much power
- USA becomes more of a global super power
- Modern times call for more regulation
What is the 25th amendment?
- The president may inform congress that they will be incapacitated and unable to serve and then the VP will take over
- The VP and a majority of the cabinet heads may also inform congress and if majority agree, the VP will take over
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
It forbids the president from removing civil officers without senatorial consent.
What is the order of the departments?
1) State Department
2) Treasury Department
3) Defense Department
4) Justice Department
5) Interior Department
6) Agriculture Department
7) Commerce Department
8) Labor Department
9) Health and Human Services Department
10) Housing and Urban Development
11) Transportation Department
12) Energy Department
13) Education Department
14) Veterans Affairs Department
15) Homeland Security Department
An example of a Whig president?
- William Howard Taft
- Most if not all presidents before Theodore Roosevelt
Formal qualifications of the president?
- 35 years or older
- 14+ years a resident
- Natural born citizen
1947 Succession Act?
- President
- Vice President
- Speaker of the House
- President Pro Tempore
- Cabinet heads oldest to newest
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?