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| what amendment made it clear that the vice president would become president if the president is removed from office? |
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| what act set the order of succession following the vice president? |
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| the presidential succession act of 1947 |
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| Order of Presidential succession? |
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| president --> vice president --> speaker of the house --> president pro tempore of the senate --> secretary of state --> secretary of the treasury --> secretary of defense |
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| when will the v.p. become acting president? |
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- if the president informs congress in writing that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office
- the vice presidnet and a majority of the members of the cabinet inform congress in writting that the president is thus incapacitated |
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-preside over the senate
-to help decide teh question of presidents disability |
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| if the v.p. position becomes available what happens? |
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| the president nominates a new v.p. that congress must approve of |
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| where does the constition mention the existence of executive branch departments? |
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| what can the president do at anytime? |
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-dismiss a cabinet member without congress approval or reason
-ask the cabinet's opinion in writting |
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| what are cabinet members expected to do when a new president comes in? |
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| what are the 8 roles of the president? |
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1. chief of state
2. chief executive
3. chief diplomat
4. commander in chief
5. chief legislator
6. chief of the party
7. chief guardian of the economy
8 chief citizen |
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| what is the chief of state? |
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| when the president is an example or symbol for the U.S. |
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| when the president is the boss of government workers |
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what role is it when...
the president is representing the US at special ceremonies? |
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what role is it when...
the president is meeting with other world leaders |
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what is it when...
the president decides how laws get enforced? |
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what is it when...
the president holds a cabinet meeting? |
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| when the presidnet conducts foreign policy by directing the actions of our ambassadors or diplomats |
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| what is commander in chief? |
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| when the presidnet is in charge of the US armed forces |
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| what is the chief legislator? |
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| when the president influences congressional law making |
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what role is...
signing bills or vetoing bills |
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what role is it....
during the state of the union address? |
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| what is chief of the party? |
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when the president helps members of his party get elector or appointed to office
main source of fundraising for a party |
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| what is chief guardian of the economy? |
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| when the president is concerned with unemployment, taxes, and the general welfare of the country |
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| what is the chief citizen? |
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| when the presidnet represents each and every american citizen |
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-chief executive
-ordinance power
-appointment power |
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| enforces/administers/carries out federal law |
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issues executive orders
directive rule or regulation with the effect of law
not mentioned in the constitution but was intended |
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can appoint cabinet members, heads of independent agencies, federal judges, officers of the armed forces, etc.
senate must approve |
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| what is the order that the appointing power must go through? |
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1. president appoints a person
2. the senate has a committee hearing
3. senate debates
4. senate votes |
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| idea that the senate follows the vote of the specific state's senator |
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national security powers
(terrm wuw) |
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-treaties
-recognition power
-removal power
-military affairs
-war powers resolution
-wartime powers
-undeclared war |
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not mentioned in the constitution
president can remove any officer he appointed |
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| needs senate approval but not ratification |
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pact between the president and the head of a foreign state
doesn't need senate consent |
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| acknowledges the existence of a foreign country and its government and accepts them as their equal |
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| examples of the recognition power |
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panama - 1903
israel - 1948 |
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power almost without limit
usually delegate power to military officials
president has the final authority and responsibility for the military |
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| president can and has used armed forces in comebat without a formal declaration |
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| examples of undeclared war |
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korea
vietnam
yugoslavia
kuwait
iraq |
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president must report to congress within 48 hours of committing troops abroad
combat commitments must end within 60 days unless congress extends that time
congress may end combat commitment at any time by passing a concurrent resolution |
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| when was the war powers resolution created? |
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| 1973 as a result of vietnam |
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recomend legislation
veto power
line-item veto
call congress back for a special session |
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| through state of the union, economic report, and by proposing a bill |
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bill is often ended or changed if it's vetoes
can be over ridden with 2/3 vote |
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president can veto specific dollar amounts in spending bills from congress
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ILLEGAL |
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| his VETO RECOMMENDED he CALL CONGRESS for a LINE ITEM VETO |
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grant reprieves and pardons for federal crimes
appoint judges and supreme court justices |
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| postponement of a sentence |
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legal forgiveness of a crime
NIXON |
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| reduce a fine or sentence |
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| blanket pardon to a group of people |
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hillary clinton
foreign affairs, negotiate treaties, and speak for the US at the UN |
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robert gates
give military forces all aspects of the military are under this, advises president on military stuff |
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timothy geithner
recommend exconomic policies, manufacture currency |
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eric holder
head lawyer for the US, enforces and defends all out gederal laws, works for law enforcement to determine punishments |
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rahm emanuel
president's right hand man, deals with his staff and cabinet members, trusted |
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robert gibbs
handles most correspondence with the media at the white house, answers for the president to the media |
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| secretary of homeland security |
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janet napolitano
newest department, made after 9/11, prevent terrorism, national disasters (like NOLA) |
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| Features of a bureaucracy |
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hierarchical authority - chain of command
job specialization - division of labor
formalized rules - rules they all follow |
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| groups of the executive branch |
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cabinet
independent agencies
executive office of the president |
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| members of the white house office |
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chief of staff
assistants to the president
press secretary
the counsel (his lawyer)
presiden't physician
they give him advice |
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aren't considered cabinet status but do essentially the same thing as executive departments
both work together and give president advice |
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| examples of independent agencies |
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SEC- reulate markets and investments
FCC - censorship of media
NASA |
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