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1
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3 ways President uses Cabinet

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Team Spirit
Easier to access information
See all departments
Debate

2
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What did the Founding Fathers create the President to be?

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Head of State & Government

3
Q

Where is the Executive mentioned in the Constitution?

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Article 2

4
Q

Quote regarding where the power of the executive would be vested?

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‘The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America’

5
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7 Formal Powers of President?

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Propose Legislation 
Nominate Judges/heads of Exec Dept. 
Sign/Veto bills 
Act as Chief-Executive & Head of State 
Negotiate Treaties 
Presidential Pardon 
Submit Annual Budget
6
Q

5 Checks & Balances of Presidents power by Congress?

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Amend/Delay/Reject Legislative Proposal 
Override Veto 
Reject Nominations 
Investigate Actions & Policies 
Impeachment
7
Q

Imperial Presidency

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Misuse of power in regards to foreign policy & congress

8
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Imperilled Presidency

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Ineffectiveness & weakness as a result of a powerful congress

9
Q

What & Where are the Presidents formal powers found?

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inherited powers in article 2

10
Q

4 things limiting power of the President?

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Media & Public Opinion
Checks & Balances
Party support in Congress
Orientation of Supreme Court

11
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Example of Presidential Pardon in use?

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President Ford pardoned Nixon in 1974 following the Watergate Scandal

12
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How many people did George W. Bush Pardon?

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189

13
Q

Example of Congress Amend/Delay/Rejecting Legislative proposal?

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Rejection of Obamas gun control legislation 2013

14
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Example of Congress refusing a Supreme Court Judge nomination?

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Robert Bork - Nominated by Reagen in 1987

15
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When was Clinton Impeached?

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1998

16
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How is Legislative power over the Executive limited?

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House & Senate might be controlled by different parties

A supermajority is needed but usually impossible

17
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2 Checks & Balances of Presidents power by the Judiciary?

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Judicial Review - rule actions as unconstitutional

President Impeachment

18
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Example of Judiciary ruling Presidents actions as unconstitutional?

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1974
President Nixon actions in refusing to release the White-House tapes was unconstitutional as he was acting above his means of power

19
Q

How is the Judicial power over the Executive limited?

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Cases have to be brought to them

Can only look at a number of cases per year

20
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Example of an imperilled president?

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Ford/Carter - post watergate scandal, found there hands much more tied

21
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When & Why was the Executive Office of the Presidency created?

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1939 - ‘Brownlow Committee’ suggested an executive office to help president do his job better.

22
Q

The White House Office

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1939 - Overseen by Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

23
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Office of Management & Budgeting

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Chaired by Mick Mulvaney as of 2017

- Budget execution & president assistance

24
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National Security Council

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Chaired by Trump, regards national security and foreign policy matters

25
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Where & How is cabinet mentioned in the Constitution?

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Article 2 Section 2

‘May require opinion in writing of the executive departments upon subjects relating their respective offices’

26
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What is the cabinet?

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15 heads of department nominated by the president and approved by the senate

27
Q

Original 4 cabinet departments & current chairs?

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Attorney General - William Barr
Treasury - Steve Mnuchin
War - (defence) Patrick Shanahan
State - Mike Pompeo

28
Q

4 Functions of each cabinet council?

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Coordinate domestic policy
Advise the President
Ensure policy initiatives are consistent
Represent policy to other branches of government

29
Q

Examples of Vice President vacancy?

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1973 -
Nixons VP Spiro Agnew resigned due to tax evasion - replaced by Gerald Ford

Nixon resigned - Gerald Ford became President and nominated Nelson Rockerfella as VP

30
Q

Changes 25th Amendment made to Vice Presidents?

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1967
- President can appoint new VP without congress majority

  • VP acts as president when president is disables e.g. Dick Cheney 2007
31
Q

Example of a balanced ticket?

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2008 - Obama & Biden
Obama; black, 47, 4 years experience
Biden; white, 63, 36 years experience

32
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How many times has the VP become President & for what reason?

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9

8 - death (4 natural, 4 assassination)
1 - resignation

33
Q

Cabinet Meetings

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vary in regularity & diminish over time, Clinton held just 24.

34
Q

Pyramid System

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Executive office organisation with President at the top with only key advisors able to access them

35
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Factors to consider when selecting cabinet ministers?

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Relationship
United Factions - Obama nom Clinton after beating her in political race
Expertise - Arne Duncan as secretary of Education

36
Q

Spokes of the wheel system

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Executive office organisation with President equal & accessible to all

37
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Where are cabinet members typically sourced from?

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Congress - (Clinton 2009 as sec. of sate)
State Governors
City Mayors
Academia - (Steven Chu 2009 as sec of energy = physics professor)

38
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Powers of Vice President?

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Officer of the senate
Counting & Announcing of Electoral Votes
Becomes PM
Acts as PM

39
Q

Joe Biden previous experience and time as Vice President?

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Delaware Senator since 1973, 2009 - 2017

40
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Dick Cheney time as Vice President?

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2001 - 2009