The Presidency

2. 7 The Presidency

3. Video: The Big Picture 7 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Oconner_Ch07_The_Presidency_Seg1_v2.html

4. 7 Learning Objectives • Trace the development of the presidency and the provisions for choosing and replacing presidents 7.1 Identify and describe the constitutional powers of the president 7.2

5. 7 Learning Objectives • Evaluate the development and expansion of presidential power 7.3 Outline the structure of the presidential establishment and the functions of each of its components 7.4

6. 7 Learning Objectives • Explain the concept of presidential leadership, and analyze the importance of public opinion 7.5 Assess the president’s role as policy maker 7.6

7. Video: The Basics 7 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg2_The_Presidency_v2.html

8. Roots of the Office of President of the United States 7.1 • Presidential Qualifications and Terms of Office • Rules of Succession

9. Presidential Qualifications and Terms of Office Fear of executive power Twenty-Second Amendment Impeachment Executive privilege 7.1

10. Video: In Context 7.1 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg3_Presidency_v2.html

11. 7.1 Who has served as president of the United States?

12. 7.1 Table 7.1

13. Rules of Succession Twenty-Fifth Amendment Addresses vacancies in offices of president and vice president 7.1

14. 7.1 TABLE 7.2: What is the presidential line of succession?

15. Constitutional Powers of the President 7.2 • Appointment Power • Power to Convene Congress • Power to Make Treaties • Veto Power • Power to Preside over the Military as Commander in Chief • Pardoning Power

16. Appointment Power Ambassadors Judges Cabinet 7.2

17. 7.2 Bush and Rumsfeld

18. Power to Convene Congress Used on extraordinary occasions e.g., Treaty ratification State of the Union 7.2

19. Power to Make Treaties Treaties require Senate approval Fast track trade agreements Executive agreements Receive ambassadors 7.2

20. Veto Power “Qualified negative” Can be overruled by Congress Line-item veto 7.2

21. 7.2 TABLE 7.3: Presidential vetoes

22. Power to Preside over the Military as Commander in Chief Most important executive power War Powers Resolution (1973) Controversy over Vietnam War Presidents must now seek prior approval to use force 7.2

23. Pardoning Power Check on judicial branch Can be issued before or after conviction Cannot be used for impeachment Ford pardons Nixon 7.2

24. Development and Expansion of Presidential Power 7.3 • Establishing Presidential Authority: First Presidents • Incremental Expansion of Presidential Powers: 1809-1933 • Creating the Modern Presidency

25. Establishing Presidential Authority: First Presidents Challenges to accomplishing goals George Washington Inherent powers Thomas Jefferson 7.3

26. 7.3 TABLE 7. 4: Who were the best U.S. presidents?

27. Incremental Expansion of Presidential Powers: 1809-1933 Andrew Jackson Democratization of the presidency Abraham Lincoln Extraordinary war powers 7.3

28. 7.3 How did Abraham Lincoln expand presidential power?

29. Creating the Modern Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Great Depression New Deal World War II 7.3

30. Presidential Establishment 7.4 • Vice President • Cabinet • First Lady • Executive Office of the President (EOP) • White House Staff

31. Vice President Balancing the ticket Increasing role in modern presidency 7.4

32. Cabinet Traditional, not mandated Heads of federal agencies and executive departments Agriculture Commerce Labor Education 7.4

33. First Lady Informal advisers Abigail Adams Edith Wilson Eleanor Roosevelt Michelle Obama 7.4

34. 7.4 What do first ladies do?

35. Executive Office of the President (EOP) National Security Council (NSC) Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of the Vice President Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Economic Recovery Advisory Board “Czars” 7.4

36. White House Staff Personal assistants Senior aides Chosen for loyalty Chief of staff 7.4

37. Presidential Leadership and the Importance of Public Opinion 7.5 • Presidential Leadership and Personality • Going Public • President and Public Opinion

38. Presidential Leadership and Personality What makes a president great? Leadership style Powers of persuasion Lincoln and FDR 7.5

39. Going Public Roosevelt’s bully pulpit Technology makes communication easier Radio, TV, Internet, Twitter 7.5

40. Video: Thinking Like a Political Scientist 7.5 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg4_Presidency_v2.html

41. 7.5 What role do presidential speeches serve?

42. President and Public Opinion Approval ratings How important are they? What do they signify? Decline as term progresses 7.5

43. 7.5 FIGURE 7.1: How do approval ratings vary over time?

44. Toward Reform: President as Policy Maker 7.6 • President’s Role in Proposing and Facilitating Legislation • Budgetary Process and Legislative Implementation • Policymaking Through Executive Order

45. President’s Role in Proposing and Facilitating Legislation Shepherd legislation through Congress Propose legislation early in term Role of party loyalty 7.6

46. Budgetary Process and Legislative Implementation Role of OMB Prepare president’s budget for Congress Examine financial implications of policies Scrutinize agency budgets 7.6

47. 7.6 How important is a balanced budget?

48. Policy Making Through Executive Order Executive orders Signing statements 7.6

49. Video: In the Real World 7.6 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg5_The_Presidency_v2.html

50. Video: So What? 7 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Oconner_Ch07_The_Presidency_Seg6_v2.html