Constitutional Stuff
Who has the sole power to declare war?
Congress
This act was an attempt by congress to put an additional check on the president's commander in chief duty
What is the War Powers Act of 1973
Group of 15 individuals working closely with the president. Don't get these confused with the outdated term for an assistant
What is: Cabinet.
This amendment describes what happens if a president dies or becomes unable perform his/her presidential duties.
What is the 25th Amendment?
This word describes what all Modern presidents (1973+) have said about the war powers resolution.
Unconstitutional
Describe one way that the Congress checks the President
1. A simple majority of the Senate must confirm presidential appointments. 2. 2/3 of the Senate must ratify treaties.
This word describes the responsibility of Bureaucrats, also what gives them their power
What is: Implementation
List the 2 out of the 3 constitutional qualifications for becoming president.
What are 1. Natural born citizen, 2. At least 35 years old, and 3. Lived in the US for the last 14 years.
Give an example of the president exercising legislative leadership
Possible answers: Giving the state of the union, coming up with an agenda, going public, signing or vetoing bills, working with legislative affairs.
How does a line-item veto work? Bonus- Is it legal?
The executive is able to veto PARTS of a spending bill without having to veto the entire bill. The SCOTUS declared this power unconstitutional in the case Clinton v. New York City.
The type of bureaucratic agency is in charge of protecting the public interests. Examples include the EPA, FCC, NRC
Regulatory Agencies
Name all five constitutional roles of the president
1. Legislative Leadership
2. Chief Diplomat (foreign affairs)
3. Commander in Chief
4. Appoint/remove officials
5. Executor of the law
These actions that seemingly break the spirit of separation of power are actually an implied power of the president.
What are: executive orders
Describe one way Congress checks the President
1. confirmation of officials
2. Impeachment
3. War Powers
During which era did the modern Presidential/bureaucratic agencies emerge and why?
OMB, other agencies were created during the Great Depression; new agencies needed to oversee huge federal programs created by President Roosevelt
When does Presidential power tend to expand and why? *Bonus- when is this concerning?
During wartime - examples include post-9/11 and the Civil War. Presidents assume "emergency" powers during conflicts and do not encounter as much resistance from the public/Congress as they do during peacetime.
The growth of the federal government explained by the basic principle of government that says the more laws we create the bigger the government gets... explains this trend of the president's branch
What is: Expansion of executive power
Specifically describe the two steps to remove a president from office.
1. The House must vote to impeach with a simple majority (more than 50%) 2. The Senate conducts the trial and can convict an official if more than 2/3 of the Senate agrees.
This term describes the level of decision making power a bureaucrat has. The more of this... the more power
Administrative Discretion