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Powers of the Pres. alone?
Powers the Pres. shares with the Senate?
Powers the Pres. shares with Congress as a whole?
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Today we will ...Today we will ...
Objectives Agenda
List and describe the offices under the President.
1. Self-Grade FRQ HW2. Slide/notes - Exec.
Departments3. Closure
HW - Executive & Bureaucracy Questions
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Each state chooses its own methods of selecting electors
538 Electoral Votes – 270 to win If no candidate wins a majority (tied at 269),
the House decides w/each state getting 1 vote
President and Vice President on the same ballot, encouraged political parties
12th Amendment – electors select pres. & VP separately & tie breaker
Electoral CollegeElectoral College
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President Prime Minister
Outsiders Not always from
majority in Congress Executive can work at
cross purposes with Congress
Leadership & Staff can not serve in Congress concurrently
Cabinet heads selected from outside Congress
Insiders Always from majority
in Legislature Prime Minister will
always have support from the Legislature
Leadership & Staff is chosen from ranks
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What does it mean to have a divided government?
Why do we still have gridlock, even with a unified government?
Divided Government vs. Divided Government vs. Unified GovernmentUnified Government
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Constitutional ReviewConstitutional Review Qualifications: Age; Birth; Residence 22nd Amendment (2 Term/10 Yr. Max.) Impeachment for “Treason, Bribery, or other
High Crimes and Misdemeanors” 25th Amendment - 1967
◦ Succession – death or resignation◦ Pres. disability
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTPRESIDENT
EOP
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Bureaucracy of the PresidentBureaucracy of the President
VP First Lady White House Office &
Staff“The West Wing”
Executive Officespecial advisory groups
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The Executive OfficeThe Executive Office
Agencies that report directly to the President Top positions are appointed by Pres. &
confirmed by Senate Staffers may or may not have contact
w/Pres. ****Office of Management & Budget ****
◦ Assembles the budget◦ Develops reorganization plans◦ Reviews legislative proposals of agencies◦ Has recently become more of a policy advocate
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Pyramid Structure◦ Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush
+ Orderly Flow- Isolating / Misinformation
Circular: “Spokes of the Wheel”◦ Carter◦ Cabinet & assistants report directly to Pres.
+ President get a good deal of info- Confusion & Conflict
Ad hoc◦ Clinton◦ Task forces, committees & informal advisors report
directly to Pres.+ Greater flexibility- Responsible government officials cut off
Executive organization of staffExecutive organization of staff
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Check for understandingCheck for understanding Who do you think become White House staff?
Why?
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THE CABINETTHE CABINETExecutive Agencies
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The Cabinet (15 The Cabinet (15 departments)departments) Chief executive = “Secretary” Not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution Presidential control over departments
remains uncertain◦ Secretaries become advocates for their
departments◦ Pres. doesn’t appoint people working in agencies◦ Congress funds agencies, not exec.
Appointment process & acting apptmts. have increased legislative - executive tensions
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Check for understandingCheck for understanding Why do you think there is tension between
WH staff and cabinet secretaries?
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How Things WorkHow Things Work
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Prior federal & private industry experience = expertise
Usually have their own political following Pres. may reward friends & supporters w/
“acting appointments”◦ Vacancies Act 1868: 120 days for Senate to take
action Appointments
Cabinet Officials & Agency Cabinet Officials & Agency HeadsHeads
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The President ProgramThe President Program Putting together a program
◦ Interest groups◦ Aides and campaign advisors◦ Federal bureaus and agencies◦ Outside, academic, other specialists & experts
◦ http://www.whitehouse.gov/1is2many
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Is the President responsible to appoint a diverse cabinet in order to get a varying range of opinions, experiences, and viewpoints? Or should the President solely be focused on getting the best people in his cabinet? Both? Explain your opinion.
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