The document outlines the key powers and duties of the US President as established in the Constitution. It describes how the President executes federal law by enforcing acts of Congress and issuing executive orders. It also details the President's powers of appointment and removal of officials, role as commander-in-chief of the military, ability to negotiate treaties and executive agreements, legislative powers like the veto, and judicial powers like granting pardons and commutations.

1. PRESIDENTIAL DUTIES
WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN’T DO...

2. OBJECTIVES
STUDENTS WILL DESCRIBES POWERS THE PRESIDENT
HAS AS DETAILED IN THE CONSTITUTION.

3. VOCABULARY
EXECUTIVE ORDERS: DIRECTIVES, RULES OR REGULATIONS
ISSUED BY A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR SUBORDINATES, BASED ON
CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND HAVING
THE FORCE OF LAW
TREATY: A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE
SOVEREIGN STATES
EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS: A PACT MADE BY THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTLY WITH THE HEAD OF A FOREIGN STATE; A BINDING
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FORCE OF LAW BUT
WHICH (UNLIKE A TREATY) DOES NOT REQUIRE SENATE
CONSENT

4. EXECUTING THE LAW
TAKES CARE THAT THE LAWS
ARE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED
ENFORCES, ADMINISTERS,
CARRIES OUT FEDERAL LAW
DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATION
EXECUTIVE ORDERS:
GENERALLY ORDERS TO
STAFF OF THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH AND NOT TO
CITIZENS

5. EXECUTING THE LAW:
APPOINTMENTS
REMOVES AND APPOINTS MANY OFFICIALS
APPOINTMENT POWERS
IN CONTROL OF WHITE HOUSE STAFF
MUST HAVE SENATE CONSENT ON:
AMBASSADORS AND DIPLOMATS
CABINET MEMBERS AND TOP AIDES
HEADS ON INDEPENDENT
AGENCIES (NASA, E.P.A.)
FEDERAL JUDGES, U.S.
MARSHALLS, U.S. ATTORNEYS
(GIVES TO SENATORS)
ALL OFFICERS IN THE ARMED
FORCES
REMOVAL POWERS
EVERYONE EXCEPT JUDGES

6. DIPLOMATIC & MILITARY POWER
SERVES AS CHIEF DIPLOMAT
MAKES TREATIES ➙ WITH SENATE
APPROVAL
EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS ➙ WITHOUT
SENATE APPROVAL (E.G. GUNS FOR
BASES)
SERVES AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF
ARMED FORCES
UNDECLARED WAR (200 TIMES) ➙
PANAMA, KUWAIT AND IRAQ
WAR POWERS ACT (1973) ➙ 90 DAYS
WARTIME POWERS EXPANDED (E.G.
RATIONING FOOD)

7. LEGISLATIVE POWER
POWER TO RECOMMEND
LEGISLATION
VETO POWER
SIGN BILL; VETO BILL (⅔IN EACH
HOUSE); BECOMES A BILL AFTER
10 DAYS; POCKET VETO
(CONGRESS ADJOURNS - 10
DAYS BILL DIES)
POWER TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION
CALL CONGRESS IN SESSION OR
ADJOURN CONGRESS (NEVER
BEEN DONE)

8. JUDICIAL POWER
POWER TO GRANT REPRIEVES: POSTPONE A SENTENCE
POWER TO GRANT PARDONS: LEGAL FORGIVENESS OF CRIME
(ONLY FEDERAL, NOT STATE)
POWER TO COMMUTE SENTENCES & GRANT AMNESTY
BARRACK OBAMA - 9
GEORGE W. BUSH - 200
BILL CLINTON - 459
GEORGE H.W. BUSH - 77
RONALD REAGAN - 406
JIMMY CARTER - 566
FDR - 3,687 ➙ LIKE 6
PARDONS A WEEK, 25
PARDONS A MONTH
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
16 ➙ ABOUT 2 A YEAR.