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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1951)

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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1951)

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-Limits power of POTUS in terms of taking private property without specific power or approval of Congress -Limited the War Powers of the President

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Informal or Implied Powers of the President

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-Executive order -Executive privilege -Executive agreement -Moral Persuader -Crisis Manager -Leader of the Party -Leader of the Free World

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Administrative Powers

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"Take care that the laws be faithfully executed," nominate officials as provided for by Congress, request written opinions of administrative officials, fill administrative vacancies during congressional recess

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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-Assists the POTUS in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget and in supervising its administration in Federal agencies. -The largest office within the EOP -OMB also measures the quality of other agency programs, policies, and monitors if they comply with the president. -The goal of the OMB is to help the president implement his agenda

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The President's Budget Request

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-POTUS recommends his/her overall federal fiscal policy how much money the federal government should spend how much it should take in how much of a deficit (or surplus) the federal government should run -Lays out his/her priorities — how much he believes should be spent on defense, agriculture, education, health, and so on -Signals to Congress the POTUS' recommendations for spending and tax policy changes

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Legislative Powers

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-present information on the state of the union -recommend legislation to Congress -convene both houses of Congress (emergency) -adjourn Congress -veto legislation

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Amendment 12

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Choosing the president and vice president on separate ballots

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Amendment 25

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the President many been deemed unfit to rule or unfit to govern

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Press Secretary

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Goes out and makes a statement, quick on their feet with answers to questions.

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Executive order

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Orders issued by the POTUS that carry the force of law -Power to enforce laws and make sure they are faithfully executed BY creating law -Powers have grown more than Framers intended

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War Powers Resolution (purpose)

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-Put a check on the President's power to commit troops to other countries -Fulfill intent of framers -Insure "collective judgment" between Congress and the president occurs when US armed forces are introduced into hostilities -Cites necessary and proper clause to grant Congress authority in WPR

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Judicial Powers

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Grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (except impeachment), nominate federal judges

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The First Lady (FLOTUS)

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-Assist presidents as informal advisers -Enforces a public agenda to combat an issue she's passionate about

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The Executive Office of the POTUS (EOP)

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-EOP includes the closest advisors to POTUS -Established in 1939 -POTUS reorganizes the EOP according to his style of leadership

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Direct war powers of president

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-Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States -Head of the National Guard (State militias) -Power to make treaties with consent of the Senate -Commission all officers -Appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls -Receive ambassadors

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Amendment 22

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sets term limits to two term limits

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Chief of Staff

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facilitates the smooth running of the staff and the executive branch

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Direct war powers of congress

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-Declare war (Both) -Ratify treaties (Senate) -To declare war and make rules concerning captures on land and water -To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; rules concerning captures on land (Both) -To raise and support army and navy -To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia -Advise and consent ambassadors (senate)

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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2005)

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-It increased the war powers of Congress, as it determined that the military commissions that tried war prisoners were subject to the law of the land, which is created and approved by Congress.

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Executive privilege

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Claim by presidents that they have the discretion to decide that the national interest will be better served if certain information is withheld from the public, including courts and Congress

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The Vice Presidency

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-Avoided by ambitious politicians -constitutional requirement are the same as the POTUS -selection of "running mate" occurs at the national convention -balance the ticket -bigger role of late: cabinet meetings (knows everything that the president knows), serving on the national Security Council, acting as POTUS representative on diplomatic missions

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Indirect war powers of congress

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-Make all laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out expressed powers in the Constitution -Regulate commerce with foreign nations -Originate tax bill -Collect taxes, duties, excises (power of the purse) -Borrow money -Define and punish offenses against the law of nations (Both)

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Korematsu v. United States (1944)

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-Court sided with the government and held that the need to protect the country against espionage outweighed Korematsu's rights -Expanded the war powers of the government because it supports the idea that the government has the right to intervene during times of emergency and peril

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Executive agreement

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-a pact other than a treaty made by the president with a foreign government (like treaties) -Power to do this without Senate approval -Power to act without seeking Congressional support -Do not go beyond US laws that might conflict

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War Powers Act

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Constitutional Requirements

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-35 years old -Natural born citizen -Lived in the US for 14 years

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National Security Powers

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-Commander in Chief of Armed Forces -make treaties with other nations, -nominate and receive ambassadors

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Indirect war powers of president

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-Executive Agreements -He/She can send troops overseas -"Faithfully execute" laws involving warfare -Require the opinion of heads of executive departments -Require the opinion of head of executive departments -State of the Union: recommending law regarding war; informing public and policymakers -Convene both houses of Congress under extreme circumstances

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The Prize Cases (1862)

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-Expanded War Powers of the President. -President could take actions against enemies without officially waging war on them

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Amendment 20

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sets the time when the President's term begins, January 20th, presidential succession

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War Powers Resolution (key provisions )

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-The President must notify Congress 48 hours after sending troops to a foreign country in absence of declaration of war -Troops can only remain in a country for 60 days (with 30 days to withdraw troops) if Congress does not declare war -Whenever possible, the President must consult Congress BEFORE introducing armed forces into hostilities -After troops introduced, consult with Congress regularly until troops removed

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