Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Executing the Law (Federal Law)– Enforce, Administers, Carries out– Noise Reduction Kits

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Ordinance power– Application of the Law– Constitution?– Congress delegation– Froze Assets of Al

Qaeda– Employers must post a

notification of their rights (Union)

Appointing Power– Extension of his

Administration– Members of Federal

government

Removal Power– Serve the President– Incompetence– FDR vs. Humphrey

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Treaties– Formal International

agreements between 2 countries

– Senate 2/3 majority– ABM Treaty (Russia)

Executive agreements– Pact with head of foreign

state– No Senate approval– Haiti

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Recognition– Diplomats from

Foreign Countries– Acknowledge

existence– Political effect– New Iraqi Government

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Military1. Commander in Chief2. Delegation of Authority3. Undeclared War4. Wartime Powers5. War Powers Resolution

– 48 hours- Congress– 60 days– Congress can end through a Joint Resolution

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the PresidentLEGISLATIVE POW ER

B ecom es a l aw

S ign i t

B ack t o C on gr ess2/ 3 m ajor i t yB ot h H ou ses

L in e I t em- back t o C on gr ess

V et o itL i n e I t em V eto

10 daysbecom es a l aw

p ol i t i cal st at em ent

N ot S ign I t

E n d of Sessi onC on gr ees E n ds

10 daysn o si gn at u r e/ n o l aw

P ock et V eto

P r op osed B i l l

Powers of the PresidentPowers of the President

Judicial Powers– Reprieve (postponement of sentence)– Pardon (forgiveness of sentence)– Commutation (release of sentence)– Amnesty (pardon for a group of people)

Bill Clinton

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Three Principles of Bureaucracy:

1.    Hierarchical Authority

2.    Job Specification

3.    Formal Rules

Three Major Groups of Administrative Agencies

1.    Executive office

2.    Cabinet departments

3. Independent agencies

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Five Types of Agencies

1. Cabinet

2. Independent Agencies

3. Independent Executive Agencies

4. Independent Regulatory Agencies

5. Government Corporations

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Cabinet Power Qualifications Role

Independent Agencies Outside departments Similarities Reasons

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Independent Executive Agencies

1. Direct extension of President

2. Cabinet positions?

3. Not Glorious

Independent Regulatory Agencies

1. Police the economy

2. Quasi-legislative

3. Quasi-judicial

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Government Corporation1. Set up by Congress to carry out business-

like activities1. FDIC2. EXIMBANK3. Postal Service

2. Congress decides their function3. Freedom