Qualifications for and Enumerated Powers of the Presidency
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Transcript of Qualifications for and Enumerated Powers of the Presidency
Qualifications for and Enumerated Powers of
the Presidency
Libertyville HS
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Overview of the Executive Branch
• What is the purpose of the Executive Branch? (Brainstorm!)– Enforce laws– Run government– Keep the peace– Engage in foreign policy
• How does the Executive Branch carry out its purpose? (Brainstorm!)– Federal bureaucracy– Persuasion of people,
Congress
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Overview of the Executive Branch
• What is the role of the President?– Lead country– Lead military– Act as chief executive– Chief diplomat– Head of political party– Chief citizen
• How does the President do his / her job?– By being elected– Through persuasion of
people– Through persuasion of
Congress
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Overview of the Executive Branch
• With what branch does the President most often compete to run the government?–Legislative Branch!
• Why?!?!–Power struggle–Conflict built in to system (checks /
balances)
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Constitutional Qualifications for
President / VP• President
– Age?• 35 years of age
– Born where?• Natural born citizen
– Residency requirement?• Yes – 14 years in USA
• Vice President?– Same as president (20th
Am)– Additionally, VP cannot
be from same state as President
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Enumerated Powers of President: C in C
• Constitutional authority: II, 2(1)
• President designated Commander in Chief of Armed Services
• Presidential division of war power– Congress’ power ???– President is C in C– If Congress declares war, Pres
gets special wartime powers• Suspension of habeus corpus• Right to direct troops without
interference from Congress
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Enumerated Powers of President: Appointment
• Constitutional authority: II, 2(2)• Power to select high ranking
members of Executive Branch– Cabinet members– Federal judges– Ambassadors
• Check / balance by Senate, power to advise and consent to presidential appointments– ”Hold” of nominee– Filibuster available, as well
• Recess appointment– If congress goes into recess, President
may appoint person to position without approval of Senate
– Person holds position until end of next congressional term
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Enumerated Powers of President: Reporting
• Constitutional Authority: II, 2(1)
• Power to require reports from executive officers, cabinet members
• Establishes president’s authority over Executive Branch
• Makes president the Chief Executive of the US Government
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Enumerated Powers of President: Pardons
• Constitutional authority: II, 2(1)
• Pardon: release person from jail or prison
• Reprieve: relieve someone of death sentence
• Check / balance on the Judicial Branch
• Examples– Bill Clinton’s list of Pardons– George W. Bush’s
list of Pardons
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Enumerated Powers of President: Treaties
• Constitutional authority: II, 2(2)
• President, through the State Department, has authority to enter into treaties with foreign governments
• Check / balance by Senate – 2/3 vote required to ratify treaty
• Ratified treaties are treated just like acts of Congress
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Enumerated Powers of President: Reception
• Constitutional Authority: II, 3• Power to receive
ambassadors from other countries
• President is the face of America to the rest of the world
• Power to receive ambassadors is also the power to recognize the legitimate government of a country
• Example: fall of USSR
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Enumerated Powers of President: Convening
• Constitutional authority: II, 3• President empowered to give
State of the Union to joint session of Congress
• President empowered to advance his legislative agenda in Congress
• President empowered to convene either chamber of Congress – Convene to consider matters of
importance to President– House has never been convened – Senate has been convened dozens
of times – why?