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PS 101 The Presidency Fall 2009
The document summarizes the powers and roles of the US presidency. It discusses how early presidents set precedents that expanded the office's power over time due to vague constitutional provisions and changing public expectations. The president's main roles include chief of state, chief diplomat, manager of the economy, commander-in-chief, chief executive, and chief legislator. Key powers include appointment powers, executive orders, executive privilege, and veto power over legislation from Congress. The vice presidency was initially seen as insignificant but assumes the presidency should the president die or become disabled.
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- 1. The Presidency Dr.Christopher S. Rice
- 3. Setting precedents Early USpresidents & their actions…
- 11. What explains the expansion of presidential power?
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- 13. Vague Energy Constitutional Provisions Expansion of Presidential Power Changing Congressional Public Delegation of Expectations Power, Authority
- 14. Roles and Powersof the President
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- 16. The Power toPersuade
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- 18. State of theUnion Address
- 19. Success! FAIL The Importance of Approval Ratings
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- 21. Treaty Power Powerto negotiate treaties, official agreements with other countries
- 22. The Need forSenate Ratification
- 24. Executive Agreement Legal contractswith foreign countries that require only a presidential signature
- 25. Manager of theEconomy
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- 28. The Budgetary Process (c)2008 L.A. Times
- 29. Office of Managementand Budget (OMB)
- 30. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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- 32. Conveys significant authority over foreign affairs
- 33. 1861 - U.S.Civil War - 1865 Action on Military Matters Congress President
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- 35. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v Sawyer (1951)
- 36. War Powers Resolution (1973)
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- 39. Constitution allows presidents to“appoint Ambassadors, other public ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court… and all other Officers of the United States.”
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- 42. Executive Orders directives to government employees which carry the weight of law unless they contradict acts passed by Congress
- 43. Executive Privilege right ofthe president to deny Congress the information it requests
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- 45. Power to Recommend Constitutionencourages presidents to recommend for Congressional “consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”
- 46. Iʼm in urCongress Ignorinʼ ur President
- 47. The “Honeymoon Period” (andthe importance of approval ratings)
- 48. Presidential Action • Thereare FOUR (4) possible actions the president may take: – Sign the bill and it becomes law. – Veto the bill and return it to Congress. – Take no action and the bill will become law after ten (10) days. – Pocket Veto – Take no action and if Congress adjourns within ten (10) days, the bill dies without his signature.
- 49. Presidential Action • Thereare FOUR (4) possible actions the president may take: – Sign the bill and it becomes law. – Veto the bill and return it to Congress. – Take no action and the bill will become law after ten (10) days. – Pocket Veto – Take no action and if Congress adjourns within ten (10) days, the bill dies without his signature.
- 50. Presidential Action • Thereare FOUR (4) possible actions the president may take: – Sign the bill and it becomes law. – Veto the bill and return it to Congress. – Take no action and the bill will become law after ten (10) days. – Pocket Veto – Take no action and if Congress adjourns within ten (10) days, the bill dies without his signature.
- 51. Veto Power Most importantFORMAL presidential power
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- 53. Vetoes are aNEGATIVE option, not a POSITIVE method
- 54. Presidential Action • Thereare FOUR (4) possible actions the president may take: – Sign the bill and it becomes law. – Veto the bill and return it to Congress. – Take no action and the bill will become law after ten (10) days. – Pocket Veto – Take no action and if Congress adjourns within ten (10) days, the bill dies without his signature.
- 55. Presidential Action • Thereare FOUR (4) possible actions the president may take: – Sign the bill and it becomes law. – Veto the bill and return it to Congress. – Take no action and the bill will become law after ten (10) days. – Pocket Veto – Take no action and if Congress adjourns within ten (10) days, the bill dies without his signature.
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- 59. What does theVice-President DO, anyway?
- 60. “…the most insignificant officethat ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.” John Adams, the first Vice- President
- 61. “…not worth apitcher of warm piss.” John Nance Garner, the 32nd Vice- President
- 62. “Once there weretwo brothers. One went away to sea; the other was elected Vice-President of the United States. And nothing was ever heard of either of them again.” Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th Vice- President
- 63. What does theVice-President DO, anyway?
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- 65. Constitution: Should the Presidentdie or become disabled while in office, "powers and duties" of the office transferred to the Vice President.
- 66. 25th Amendment to the Rescue!
- 67. And the First Runner-Up is... (cc) 2005 Flickr user feastoffools
- 68. 12th Amendment (1804)
- 69. 25th Amendment (1967)
- 70. Okay, so IAM your Stepping Stone (cc) 2007 Flickr user .Gladius