Unit 3 Executive Branch - PowerPoint Presentation

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Unit 3 Executive Branch Slide2

Power of the President

Persuasion

Political SkillsMobilize influence, manage conflict, negotiate, and compromisePopularityPocketbook

Executive Branch Slide3

How does he rate?Slide4

C-SPAN

POTUS Rankings

RATINGS BASED ON:

Public Persuasion

Crisis Leadership

Economic Management

Moral Authority

International RelationsAdministrative SkillsRelations with CongressVisionPursuit of Equal Justice for allPerformance in context of time

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

the

BEST

the

WORSTSlide5

36. W. Bush

15. Clinton (+6)

18. GHW Bush (+2)

10. Reagan (+1)

25. Carter (-3)

22. Ford (+1)

27. Nixon (-2)Slide6

Good LifeEconomy, inconveniences, and disappointments

Contradicting Ideas of Population

We need a powerful president that can do goodPolitical culture limit the government, liberty, individualism, equality, democracy = distrust of strong leaders

ExpectationsSlide7

“

The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many…may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

”

Federalist No. 47Slide8

Head of Government

vs

.

Head of StateSlide9

There are THREE formal qualifications“A natural born citizen of the United States”

35 years old

Live in the United States for 14 years at any point of their life.Informal QualificationName, money, education, race, age, etc….

Who can be President ?Slide10

Congress determines the President’s salary

$400,000 a year

During an economic downturn, a president can opt out of taking a salary$50,000 a year allowance given by Congress 132 room mansion, staff, fleet of automobiles, Air Force One, private planes/helicopters, Camp David, the finest medical care, generous travel and entertainment funds, secret service.

Presidential BenefitsSlide11

Election- The president serves for 4 years

They may be re-elected for only a 2nd term

Twenty-Second Amendment in 1951What is the maximum number of years a president can serve?

How can I be President?Slide12

Fundraising 1-4 years Prior

Primaries Or Caucuses

Winner Take AllProportional Representation C-Like Minded People Select Candidate- IowaNational Convention-Week long ProcessSplinter PartyDebates- Debate each Party

Elections Day -

Road to become PresidentSlide13

Election Process

Presidential primaries- Party Voters select a Presidential Candidate

Closed OpenCaucus- Closed Meeting of members of a political party- oldest way to select

National Convention- Usually 4 days

Name Vice President

Adopting Platform- basic Principle

Debates

Election Day Slide14

Electors are chosen based on how many senators and Representatives a state has. (Electoral Vote)

Missouri has 10 electors (8 HRs and 2 Senators)

Consists of a group of people (electors) are chosen from each state and DC to formally select the winner for the President and VPThey represent areas of voters and report how many votes goes to each candidate.A Presidential Candidate must win a majority of the states electoral votes (270)

Electoral CollegeSlide15

Election day

Tuesday after the 1

st Monday in November in Even YearsNovember 2016 is the next electionSlide16

Electoral CollegeSlide17

The winner of the popular vote may not become President

Why?

Why vote?You determine how the Elector will represent you in the Electoral CollegeProblems with the Electoral CollegeSlide18
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The Roles of the President

The president has many roles:

Chief of State –Chief Executive - Chief Diplomat

–

Chief

Administrator –

Commander in Chief –

Chief Legislator – Chief of Party – Chief Citizen – Slide20

Chief of the Party

Perfect Party

Psychological bond/loyalty/ReelectionVote how the President doesDivisionDifferent Types of Democrats and Rep

Congress usually goes with Constituents insteadSlide21

Benefits of the Party

No real Carrot to dangle in Congress

Don’t really help with electionsMost are self made that take a party nameNo Real Presidential Coattail

More likely reverse in the off year election

Photograph with President

Fly on Air Force 1

Campaigning aid, Service and amenitiesSlide22

Chief Citizen (Movie on Bush Pretzels)

Public Support is how to get things done.

Approval Rates dictate powerPublic Approval Press Standing=pass legStop a Stalemate (

Pres

v Congress)

Set Limits on what Congress will do for the President

Bad Public

Disillusionment-Slide23

Population Mandates

People have Mandates of what they expect from the President

How Government should act v. Whether it should actMentality of issues being discussedMentality of the people, time and placeSlide24

Chief of Ceremonies

Public Sentiment is everything

Receive ambassadors, Global Goodwill ToursRanking Officers, wedding , funerals, Christmas Tree LightingImproving the Presidents Approval Rate

War, Economics, Political Party, Foreign Affairs

Popularity is based on Stands on Personality

Pocketbook- How does it affect their moneySlide25

Press

More power by

Mobilizing the Population- Using MediaDangerous but ask for people to write, call, etc…Slide26

We love gossip

Press

Press Secretary-feeds the Machine Analyzes and interprets the presidents lifeLet them in or they will kill your careerStill blown out of proportion and emphasizes negative

Use more opinion and speculation with the speed of technologySlide27
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Presidential Succession

25

th AmendmentPresidential Line of Succession Act of 1947VP become President, picks new VP with Congress approval

Presidential Disability-

Impeachment-indictment

House-high crimes, misdemeanors, Treason, bribery

Senate- 2/3rds

Chief JusticeNixon (Watergate), Bill ClintonSlide29

Impeachment does not mean getting kicked out of office

.

Need a trick question?Slide30

Presidential Line of Succession

President

Vice PresidentSpeaker of the House*President Pro Tempore*Secretary of StateCabinet

1

st

in Office Slide31
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Chief Legislature

Constitution does not use Chief Legislative

Job Description State of the Union AddressShaping Congressional AgendaApproving and Denying Bill Slide33

Legislation

President set agenda

Get Legislation early Actual- Congress can set own agendaHas to use the support of the PeopleSlide34

Constitutional Process

Power of Veto

Pocket VetoVetoLine item Veto- 1996No more – Appropriation Bills had many riders, had to pass

Sign

Hold for Ten Days Congress is inSlide35

Legislator in Chief

Sign It

Veto It

Do Nothing

Law

2/3

vote of both H&S

Is Congress in session?

Wait 10

days

Pocket Veto

Override

(rare)

Become Laww/o signatureSlide36

Veto Statistics

POTUS

Congress

Regular Vetoes

Pocket Vetoes

Total Vetoes

Vetoes Overridden

Percent Overridden

FDR

73rd-79th

372

263

635

9

2%

Truman

79th-82nd180

70250

127%

Ike83rd-86th

73

108

181

23%

JFK87th-88th

129

21.....

0%LBJ

88th-90st16

1430

.....0%

Nixon91st-93rd

26

17

43

7

27%

Ford

93rd-94th

48

18

66

12

25%

Carter

95th-96th

13

18

31

2

15%

Reagan

97th-100th

39

39

78

9

23%

GHW Bush*

101th-102nd

29

15

44

1

2%

Clinton

103rd-106th

36

1

37

2

6%

GW Bush

107th-110th

8

1

9

4

36%

Obama

111-114

2

0

2

0

0%

Total

1,494

1,066

2,560

110Slide37

Legislative Powers

Veto/Sign bills

Line-Item Veto – can cancel out some provisions (items) while approving others in a bill. Pass in 1996, but Supreme Court ruled against it (Checks and Balance) Slide38

Explain the powers the president has

The Executive PowersSlide39

Executing Law

Chief Executive – Executes Federal Laws

Social security, gun control, immigration, minimum wages, terrorism, environmental protection, taxes…etcPresident must follow laws even if they are not his personal beliefSlide40

Ordinance Power

EXECUTIVE ORDER

Presidential

directives that carry the force of law and are not anywhere explicitly granted in the Constitution.

Presidents use them to see that laws are

“

faithfully executed

” and because they are in the “best interest” of citizens of the USLincoln – Emancipation ProclamationIke – Ordered Arkansas National Guard into service in Little RockFDR – Ordered Japanese Internment CampsTruman – Ended segregation in the US MilitaryJFK – Created Peace CorpsClinton

– “

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Policy in MilitarySlide41

Executive

Orders

139 and counting (11/12)Slide42

The Appointment Power

Appoints ambassadors, cabinet members and their top aides, heads of independent agencies, all federal judges, officers in the armed forces

These appointees names are sent to the Senate for approval (Checks and Balance). The Senate will use committees and debates to approve appointees.Slide43

Executive Privilege

President’s claim they have inherent power to refuse to disclose information to Congress or federal courts.

This deals with conversations that occur between the president and his closest advisors.Slide44

Executive Privilege

An informal power claimed by the POTUS to resist subpoenas by the legislative and judicial branches. It is based on the separation of powers doctrine and the unitary executive theory.Slide45

Judicial Powers

Clemency- Forgiveness

The president can pardon a person who has been convicted of a Federal crime.

Not from Impeachment

Commutation - a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one

Reprieve-postpone execution

Amnesty –Blanket Pardon Slide46
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