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Presidential Powers

Presidential Powers. Executive Powers Diplomatic Powers Military Powers Judicial Powers Legislative Powers. Executive Powers. Executing laws - the laws that Congress passes are usually broad and allow the president a great deal of freedom in interpreting how to carry out and enforce them

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Presidential Powers

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  1. Presidential Powers Executive Powers Diplomatic Powers Military Powers Judicial Powers Legislative Powers

  2. Executive Powers • Executing laws - the laws that Congress passes are usually broad and allow the president a great deal of freedom in interpreting how to carry out and enforce them - executive orders: detailed instructions, regulations, and rules that state how to carry out and enforce legislation

  3. Executive Powers • Appointing officials - can influence the government’s priorities and policies by appointing officials to fill key positions - checked by the Senate

  4. Executive Powers • Executive Privilege - the president’s right not to hand over documents or to testify regarding matters that he or she believes are the executive branch’s confidential business

  5. Diplomatic Powers 1. Making treaties - peace agreements to end wars and trade agreements to set up economic ties and terms of trade - alliance: agreement between two or more countries to help each other for defense, economic, scientific, or other reasons

  6. Diplomatic Powers • Making executive agreements - a more informal understanding between the president and the leader of a foreign government - 60 days to notify Congress

  7. Diplomatic Powers • Recognizing countries - determines whether the US officially recognizes a government as the proper representative of its country’s people - to set up official relations

  8. Military Powers • Committing troops - troops can be sent to keep the peace and pass out food or to invade a country and remove its leader

  9. Military Powers • War Powers Act - requires that soldiers sent abroad by the president be brought back within 60 days unless Congress approves the action

  10. Judicial Powers 1. Can appoint Supreme Court justices with the approval of Senate

  11. Judicial Powers • Can grant the following a. Reprieve: - postpones the carrying out of a person’s sentence - allows time for the convicted person to gather evidence or to appeal for a new trial

  12. Judicial Powers • Can grant the following b. Pardon: - grants forgiveness to a convicted criminal and frees the person from serving out his or her sentence c. Commutation: - lessons the severity of a convicted person’s sentence d. Amnesty: an overall pardon for a large group

  13. Legislative Powers • Recommending legislation: - during the State of the Union Address • Vetoing legislation: - can use the threat of veto to pressure Congress into modifying a bill • Lobbying: - can make personal phone calls and invite members of Congress to the White House to try to influence their voting

  14. Presidential Powers Quiz • 1. JUDICIAL • 2. EXECUTIVE • 3. DIPLOMATIC • 4. LEGISLATIVE • 5. MILITARY

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