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"Natural Born" citizen; 35 years old; resident for last 14 years
Qualifications to be President or Vice President
The Constitution make the President the head of the nation's armed forces.
The Commander in Chief
The President is the living symbol of the U.S. and presides over ceremonial duties.
Chief of State
President has the power (with Senate's approval) where a written agreement between two states or sovereigns happens.
Treaty
A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
Executive Order
Limits Presidents to 2 terms since 1951
22nd Amendment
The President enforces U.S. laws, creates policies, hires and fires officials within the executive branch, and appoints Federal judges. The Senate must approve many appointments, including Cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court Justices.
The Chief Executive
The President is the head of their political party.
Party Chief
A President has to be this in order to see the other side of things and for Congress to get things done.
bipartisan
An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary.
Executive Privilege
order of succession: Vice President; Speaker of House; President Pro Tempore; Cabinet in order departments were created
25th Amendment
The President can make treaties with other countries(although the Senate must approve them.) The President, working with the Secretary of State, shapes policies for dealing with other nations.
The Chief Diplomat
House of Representatives
This branch of Congress chooses Presidents if the electoral college fails.
Defines power of executive branch
Article II
an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments. Examples: CIA, EPA, NASA, FTC, SEC. FBI
Independent Agency
Advisors of the President
Cabinet
The yearly speech Presidents are required to give on the state of the nation. It is essentially their plans for that calendar year.
State of The Union Address
primaries, and caucuses; party nomination in convention;General Election; Electoral College
Sequence for electing the President
15
Number of Cabinet positions
If the offices of both the president and vice president became vacant at the same time, the next in line for the presidency
Speaker of the House
Latin for "I forbid"; when President rejects a bill passed by Congress
veto
The President has the power to legally forgive a person for a Federal crime and to free them from all punishment.
pardon
a means by which the president can reject a bill, when congress is not in session, by not signing it
pocket veto
Corporation set up and run by the government; provides a service to the public (ex. US Postal Service or AMTRAK)
Government Corporation
1973 act that states that a president can commit the military only after a declaration of war by the Congress, by specific authorization by Congress, if there is a national emergency, or if the use of force is in the national interest of the United States. Notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain congress' approval to stay longer than 90 days;
to carry out or enforce our nation's laws--this means to put laws into action
Main duty of the Executive Branch
The act of choosing and placing someone in a job; a job for which a person is chosen.
appointment
A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office and can be removed through this process.
impeach
Cabinet department that includes the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, FEMA, Transportation Security Administration, INS and the Secret Service. Established in 2001 in response to 9/11. Newest Cabinet post.
Homeland Security
Chief of Staff
President's go-to-guy