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Dethroning the king: Busting the Myth that the President is all Powerful

Dethroning the king: Busting the Myth that the President is all Powerful. American Government and Politics (POLS 122). Professor Jonathan Day. Outline for Today. Attendance The President’s Salary in Comparison The Limitations on the President’s Powers Next Class. The President’s Perks.

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Dethroning the king: Busting the Myth that the President is all Powerful

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  1. Dethroning the king: Busting the Myth that the President is all Powerful American Government and Politics (POLS 122) Professor Jonathan Day

  2. Outline for Today • Attendance • The President’s Salary in Comparison • The Limitations on the President’s Powers • Next Class

  3. The President’s Perks • The president’s salary - $400,000 each year • $50,000 annual expense account • $100,000 travel account • $19,000 for entertainment • The president gets his own personal jet – Air Force One • The president has his own security – The Secret Service

  4. The Average Salaries of Others • CEO’s – 1.18 million • Football player – $1.4 million • NBA Coach – $3.4 million • Basketball Player – $5.35 million

  5. Top Ten CEO Salaries

  6. Limitations on the President • Congress • Bureaucracy • Approval Ratings • The Economy • Events

  7. Powers of the President • Appointment power – 1200 major appointments need to be confirmed by the Senate • Executive Orders – Congress can pass legislation to reverse Executive Order. The order must be grounded in legislative statute • Pardons – some pardons can hurt the president’s popularity

  8. Powers of the President • Commander in Chief – War Powers Resolution 1973 • Executive privilege – not absolute • Veto – 2/3rds of Congress can override the veto, can hurt the president’s popularity to veto popular bills

  9. Next Class • Read Chapter 11, “The Presidency” in American Politics Today, pages 391 – 417

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