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What is the president's law making process

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His job is to approve the laws that Congress creates, controls public policy, making proposals for laws, encouraging congress, veto,

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Check on Legislative (Congress aka make laws)

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• Veto power • Vice President is president of the Senate • Commander in chief of the military • Recess appointments • Emergency calling into session of one or both houses of Congress • May force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on adjournment • Compensation cannot be diminished • Issue executive orders

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Congress implied powers

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Articles I, Section 8, Clause 18 necessary and proper clause or elastic cause it means it has the power to make any laws that are necessary or proper

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Judicial

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Nominate all federal judges ( approval of senate) -Grant reprieves and pardons in federal crimes ( except for impeachment)

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Checks on executive ( president, vice president, cabinet)

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• Impeachment power (House) • Trial of impeachment (Senate) • May override Presidential vetoes • Senate approves departmental appointments • Senate approves treaties and ambassadors • Approval of replacement Vice President • Power to declare war • Power to enact taxes and allocate funds • President must from time- to - time, deliver a State of the Union address

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Administrative

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-"laws be faithfully executed" -Nominate officials cabinet - executive officials, request written opinions from admin officials - Fill admin vacancies during congressional break

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What is bureaucracy?

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Bureaucracy is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials (ex dps guy) rather than by elected representatives.

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President implied power

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are written out in article 2 first two lines: the power executive shall be vested in the President of the United States.

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What the presidential appointment power

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It is the power to appoint federal officials. He appoints ambassadors, public officers (ex. Military leader, secretary of state), and Supreme Court Judges with Senate approval (advice and consent)

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What is divided government and how does it impact that law

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Divided government is when one party controls the presidency while the other party controls the Congress. It impacts the law making process because it causes gridlock and that is when the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government. Check on government that one party doesn't get to powerful

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National Security

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-Commander in Chief during war, makes treaties (23 of Senate approval) - Nominate and receive ambassadors

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What is the President's most important power?

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Enforcing the law

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3. Explain how the Supreme Court and the President interact. (What limits do they put on one another?)

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-President's limits on the Supreme Court: Appointment of Supreme Court justices and federal court judges, Reprieve (Postpones execution of a sentence, temporarily freeing the individual from crime or imprisonment), Pardon (forgiveness of a crime AND its penalties), Commutation (reduction of penalties in a federal crime), Amnesty (group pardon), supreme court interprets the law and president enforces them but the president could choose to not accept that. -Supreme courts limits on President: refuse to confirm his appointments, , president actions in order decided if they are constitutional or unconstitutional.

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Commander in Chief

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- makes important military decisions -president command a standing military - controls nuclear arsenal

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What are the enumerated powers of the President?

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-National security: Commander in Chief during war, makes treaties (23 of Senate approval), Nominate and receive ambassadors -Legislative: states of the union, Recommend legislation (obamacare), congressional special sessions- beyond normal period, Adjourn congress of both Houses can't agree, Veto (2/3 of congress can overrule) -Administrative: "laws be faithfully executed", Nominate officials- cabinet, executive officials, request written opinions from admin officials, Fill admin vacancies during congressional break -Judicial: Nominate all federal judges (approval from Senate), Grant reprieves and pardon in federal crimes (except for impeachment)

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Qualifications for office

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- 35 yrs old -14 yrs as U.S. resident -a natural born citizen

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Enumerated powers of the president

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National security, Legislative, Administrative, Judicial

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Chief executive

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-enforcing laws -power to appoint federal officials and supreme court judge with senate approval - grants pardons

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Chief Diplomat

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-negotiates treaties with other countries (with approval of Senate) -executive agreement ( does not require senate approval) - Diplomatic recognition

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Legislative

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-states of the union -Recommend legislation (obamacare) -congressional special sessions- beyond normal period - Adjourn congress of both Houses can't agree - Veto (2/3 of congress can overrule)

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Define lame duck.

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A politician who is still in office after having lost a reelection bid

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Chief Legislator

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- president controls public policy through the media -State of union speech -Make policy proposals -encourage the congress -sign or veto legislation -works with congress on budget

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12. What is executive privilege?

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The privilege claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest

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Presidential Checks on Supreme Court

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-Appointment of Supreme Court Justices and federal court judges -Reprieve—postpones execution of a sentence, temporarily freeing the individual from crime or imprisonment -Pardon—forgiveness of a crime AND its penalties -Commutation—reduction of penalties in a federal crime -Amnesty—group pardon

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