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Executive Branch Today

1 President

2 v.p.

3 three offices that manage the executive branch
a cabinet, (oversees executive departments)
b executive office of President,
c independent agencies

4 Executive departments

President is the head of the Executive branch

"Oversees"
the enactment and enforcement of laws

Is elected or reelected every four years

Vice President

formal duties:

serving as president of the United States if the president leaves office

serving as acting president if the president is unable to perform duties

serving as president of Senate

Executive Office of the President

Below the office of
V.P.is executive office

below vp is the executive office

The Executive Office of the President advises the president

"Executive Office proivdes support for the day to day running of the government"

1 Chief of staff top of hierarchy in executive office.
oversees support staff and advisors (press and communication support.....and adminstrators and works.

2 a. support staff
b. advisers
__________________________________________
press and communications admistrators (are support staff)

national security economy are advisors

Cabinet and Bureaucracy

The cabinet contains the heads of the executive departments.

The cabinet consists of close advisers to the president.

Each executive department falls under the president leadership

****"(advises the presidents leads the executive departments")

The cabinet (President has)

contains the heads of the executive departments.

Presidents powers extend beyond enumberated powers

formal and informal powers

review information to find ocmmon characteristics

sort information into categories based on common qualitites

catorgorizing information two mental steps

Enumerated powers

Listed in Constitution:

1 serving as head of the military
2 granting pardons
3 making treaties
4 recognizing foreign nations
5 signing or veoting legislation
6 nominating and appointing officials

military powers

leading armed forces

diplomatic

making treaties
recognizing nations

executive powers

granting pardons
signing legislation
nominating officials

President of the United States has many roles the first three are

Commander in chief
head diplomat
chief executive

Commander in chief, the president leads the military

appoints military officials

oversees over 1.4 million military employees

american system is checks and balance can't declare war only Congress but president can find away around this called POLICE ACTION. without explicit approval

appoints ambassadors,
meets foreign leaders,
negotiates treaties

President can PARDON criminals

True

President is Head Diplomat, president directs the nation's foreign policy

meets with leaders from other countries

Appoints ambassadors

Makes treaties but Senate has to approve treaties (checks balances)

Ronald Regan fulfilled this role as he guided the US during the Cold War.

appoints generals,
deploys troops

President has Domestic Duties too

True

President as Chief Executive

president executes the laws

nominates federal officials for congressional approval

Signs or vetoes bills passed by Congress
Claimed a right called "executive privilege"

executive privilege

president has right to protect executive branch from interference from Congress and courts another way the three branches stabalize and checks each other out.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated.

Which powers are given to the president by this excerpt from the Constitution?

to pass or veto legislation from Congress
to make treaties with the approval of the Senate
to appoint government officials
to serve as commander in chief

to pass or veto legislation from Congress

INFORMAL POWERS ARE BELOW THIS: HOW THEY HAVE GROWN OVER TIME

INFORMAL POWERS

IMPLIED POWERS

powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I.

The President has informal roles that have developed based upon

implied powers

1 Chief legislator
2 Party leader
3 Chief of the economy
4 First citizen

Chief Legislator

preisdent sets the public policy agenda

-ADDRESSES Congress and the media to generate support for bills
-speaks directly with individuals members of Congress SPEAK DIRECTLY
-Issues executive orders

Andrew Jackson became one of the first presidents to actively pursue this role.

President has to address Congress every year which is an enumerated power

State of Union

make recommendations to consider to congress public policy economic agenda, outline a national budget, lobby on behalf of legislation policy reforms that he wants to enact.

Executive Orders

President use executive orders to direct the executive branch.

They have the force of law

They can often used to respond quickly to an economic, social, or political need.

example: tasks force for an oil spoil off gulf coast to address issue quickly they can be checked and found unconstitutional.

What problem does the president want to solve?
What is the president trying to accomplish?
Who is the president encouraging to take action?

congress
renewing tax credit
less depents on foreign oil

In the video you just watched, how was President Obama fulfilling the role of chief legislator? Check all that apply.

using the media to encourage public support for an idea
issuing an executive order
encouraging Congress to take action
establishing a public policy goal for the nation
appointing a new federal official

using the media to encourage public support for an idea
encouraging Congress to take action
encouraging Congress to take action

President Party Leader

President serves as head of a political party of whatever he or she was elected president underneath

participates in creating the party's agenda

Supports party candidates in congress governors etc.

President Chief Economist

sets agenda for solving the nation's economic issues.

Proposes a national budget

Appoints leasers for the Federal Reserve

President as First Citizen of the U.S.
Ceremonal position example:
throw a first pitch of a game s

Presiendent serves as a model citisen.

serves as a ceremonial leader

Participates in civic events

Formal Powers

serving as chief executive
commander in chief
passwing legislation vetoing
nominating and appointing officials

Informal Powers

serving as a ceremonial leader
head of political party
generating public support for bills

I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis -- broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.

Which role of the presidency does this quote illustrate?

chief legislator
commander in chief
chief party leader
leading diplomat

chief legislator

Forty years ago in 1899 President McKinley could deal with the whole machinery of the Executive Branch through his eight cabinet secretaries and the heads of two commissions. . . . Now, forty years later, not only do some thirty major agencies . . . report directly to the President, but there are several quasi-judicial bodies which . . . also see him. . . .It has become physically impossible for one man to see so many persons.

How does this quote illustrate the need for the Reorganization Act of 1939?

During the 1900s, the presidency became less powerful as the government grew.
During the 1900s, the cabinet secretaries became more powerful.
During the 1900s, it became impossible for the president to do his job without help.
During the 1900s, the growth of government made the presidency less important

During the 1900s, it became impossible for the president to do his job without help.

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt use his presidential power to institute the Reorganization Act of 1939?

He ignored the wishes of Congress and reorganized the executive branch without approval.
He used his influence as chief legislator to persuade Congress to pass the act.
He threatened to use his power as commander in chief against Congress.
He called a special election and put the act to a popular vote among Americans.

He used his influence as chief legislator to persuade Congress to pass the act.

How does the Executive Office of the President (EOP) help the nation's chief executive to perform his or her duties? Check all that apply.

The EOP employs staff members who act as advisers and aides to the president.
The EOP delivers the annual State of the Union address to Congress each year.
The EOP combines different federal agencies under the supervision of a chief of staff.
The EOP relieves the president of the duty of serving as commander in chief.
The EOP reduces the president's ability to appoint staff and advisers.

The EOP employs staff members who act as advisers and aides to the president.

The EOP combines different federal agencies under the supervision of a chief of staff.

Some historians have suggested the Executive Office of the President has led to a more powerful presidency, replacing policymaking functions that should rightly belong to the Cabinet.According to this line of thought, the Reorganization Act of 1939 has given the president too much power over an entire branch of government, since most members of the executive office are appointed directly by the president without being confirmed by the Senate.

Why might people have objected to this plan based on the Constitution? Check all that apply.

The plan took away power belonging to the Cabinet.
The plan did not reorganize the branch.
The plan increased the powers of the presidency
The plan created less accountability to the Senate
The plan eliminated presidential powers.

The plan took away power belonging to the Cabinet.
The plan increased the powers of the presidency
The plan created less accountability to the Senate

What was the purpose of the Reorganization Act of 1939 quizlet?

The Reorganization Act gave the president more power by providing him with a support staff and advisers to help him.

Which amendment to the Constitution limits the president to two elected terms in office quizlet?

In 1951, the states ratified the 22nd Amendment to limit a President to no more than two terms in office. Those in favor of the 22nd Amendment claim that it prevents a single person from having too much power.

Which best explains how the structure of the presidents executive Office helps fulfill its role quizlet?

Which best explains how the structure of the executive office of the president helps fulfill Presidency's office's role? The office has multiple levels of staff and advisers who help the president in many areas.

What executive office of the president is led by?

Executive Office of the President The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President's message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad. The EOP, overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, has traditionally been home to many of the President's closest advisers.