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Test ReviewTest ReviewExecutive Branch
Presidential and Bureaucracy packet
Powers of the Powers of the PresidentPresident
What can the president do alone?
What can the president do with Senate?
What can the president do with Congress as a whole?
What can’t the president do that he could at one time?
Presidential PowerPresidential Power
Weak in which areas?
Strong in which areas?
Hiring and FiringHiring and Firing
What is the process like?
Why do we have this process?
How do we keep subordinates loyal?
1968-1988 elections1968-1988 elections
Who was elected, which parties?
Ordinance PowerOrdinance Power
What is the ordinance power?
What is the What is the bureaucracy?bureaucracy?
Know the definition and the characteristics of a bureaucracy
Restraints on Restraints on BureaucracyBureaucracy
Know those things that act as constraints on the bureaucracy
Presidential Actions Presidential Actions and the mediaand the media
What can the president use to influence legislation?
sources of presidential sources of presidential powerpower
Where does his power come from?
Media, previous administrations, public support, Constitution
Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances
How does the president check the legislative branch?
How does the president check the judicial branch?
How do the other branches check the executive branch?
Impeachment Impeachment ProceedingsProceedings
Review this from legislative branch
Sir VetoSir Veto
JACKSON!
Different Forms of Different Forms of VetoesVetoes
Veto
Pocket Veto
Line Item VetoLine Item Veto
What was this?
What happened to this power?
TreatiesTreaties
How are these made?
White House StaffWhite House Staff
Who does he pick to be on his White House staff?
Line Item VetoLine Item Veto
Why would someone support it?
Duties of the VPDuties of the VP
What are the Constitutional duties of the Vice President?
How do we elect the How do we elect the Pres?Pres?
Electoral College
Term Limits and Term Limits and AmendmentsAmendments
22nd
25th
ImpoundmentImpoundment
Review this term - it will show up again
Cabinet Secretaries Cabinet Secretaries Access to the Pres?Access to the Pres?
Who controls this?
What are the different ways to organize them?
Growth of PrestigeGrowth of Prestige
Why has the power and prestige of the American presidency grown?
Prominence in international affairs
New Deal and other programs
increased visibility due to the mass media
Who does he rely on?Who does he rely on?
Who does he rely most heavily on?
Succession ActsSuccession Acts
Succession Act of 1886
Succession Act of 1947
25th
22nd
Presidential powers in Presidential powers in the Constitutionthe Constitution
Is Article II specific or broad?
War Powers ActWar Powers Act
review this
Budget Impoundment Budget Impoundment ActAct
review this
Qualifications for the Qualifications for the Presidency?Presidency?
35, 14 year resident, natural born
Reduction of PowerReduction of Power
How has Congress tried to reduce the power of the presidency?
US v NixonUS v Nixon
What did the Supreme Court say about Executive privilege?
What did this case establish?
Independent Independent Regulatory Regulatory
CommissionsCommissions
What are the characteristics of these?
quasi legislative and quasi judicial
Gore’s Attempt to Gore’s Attempt to ReformReform
He was able to reduce the size a bit...but not as successful as one would like
Federal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve Board
What is this?
Why has it grown in importance?
Pendleton ActPendleton Act
What was this? What did it do away with?
Iron TrianglesIron Triangles
Agency, Congressional Committee, Interest Group
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