1 / 15

The Presidency

The Presidency. Roles of the President. What roles does the President play? Chief Executive Chief Diplomat Commander-in-chief Chief legislator Chief of Party Chief citizen. What are examples of Presidents filling each of these roles?.

lynley
Download Presentation

The Presidency

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Presidency

  2. Roles of the President • What roles does the President play? • Chief Executive • Chief Diplomat • Commander-in-chief • Chief legislator • Chief of Party • Chief citizen What are examples of Presidents filling each of these roles?

  3. “We ask our President to be head of government and a national symbol.” -Robert Reich Secretary of Labor under Clinton

  4. Constitutional Powers • What is Hamilton’s main idea in Fed 69? • What are Hamilton’s main points in Fed 70?

  5. King v. President

  6. Explicit Commander in Chief Veto Appointment Pardon Recommendation Implied Executive Order Executive Agreements National Security Directives Removal Constitutional Powers Give an example of the President using an explicit power.

  7. Checks on Executive Power • Congress • Impeachment • Override veto • Confirm appointments • Voters • Midterm elections • Re-election • mandate • Supreme Court • Media • Influences voters • International coverage • Party • Congress • Campaigns

  8. Explicit Power: Appointment • John Kerry: Secretary of State • Confirmation • Sonia Sotomayor: Associate Supreme Court Justice • Chuck Hagel: Secretary of Defense • Jacob Lew: Secretary of the Treasury For your assigned appointee, give an example of a use of power.

  9. Presidential Decision-making • Factors: • Status relationships • Formal rules • Informal Rules • Prior Knowledge • Time Available • Resources Available • Style • Precedent • Personal Beliefs • Public Opinion • External decisionmakers • Importance of the issue • Examples of Unitary Decision-making: • War powers • Natural disaster

  10. Reflection on Presidential Power In what ways could the President abuse his power? Which powers are particularly “elastic”? Which powers have been enhanced by the growth and development of the media?

  11. Executive orders --legally binding --don’t require approval --orders can fulfill a vague law --order can depart from Congressional “intent” Checks on EOs: Supreme Court-not often Congress—withhold funds, pass new law (can be vetoed) Press Future President (can reverse EOs) "Stroke of the pen. Law of the Land. Kinda cool." Paul Begala, former Clinton advisor, The New York Times, July 5, 1998

  12. Implied Power • Examine your Executive Order • Who was President? • What was the context? • What does the order do? • Why was this done through an executive order?

  13. Executive Orders: Share Out • Prohibition of Discrimination in Defense Industry (1941) • Relocation of Japanese (1942) • Removal of Alien Enemies (1946) • Desegregation of Central High School (1957) • Prohibiting Transactions with Iran (1980) • Blocking Property of Proliferators of WMD (2005)

  14. Expansion of Presidential Power • For your reason: • Provide an example • Explain how it has expanded pres. power Precedent Acts of Congress Technology-Media Military Might Globalization Executive Branch Agencies

More Related