the presidency. requirements 35 years old, natural born citizen, resident of the u.s. for 14 years...
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THE PRESIDENCY
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REQUIREMENTS
• 35 years old, Natural Born Citizen, Resident of the U.S. for 14 years
All Presidents have been WASPs, but for JFK (Roman Catholic) and Barack Obama (African-American)
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PRESIDENTIAL AMENDMENTS
• 22ND (1951): 2 Term limit• 25th (1967): Presidential Succession/Disability• The Constitution and Federal law have ranked
the order of succession:– Vice-President– Speaker of the House– President Pro Tempore of the Senate– Cabinet Secretaries in order of dep’t. creation
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS
PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS VS.
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
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PRESIDENT• elected by Electoral
College/popular vote• Regular election cycle,
limited terms• Can face divided gov’t.
(majority party in legislature from opposite party)
• Increased separation of powers
PRIME MINISTER• Selected by legislature• Irregular/spontaneous
election cycle, indefinite terms
• Never face divided gov’t. (PMs are selected from the majority party in the legislature)
• Decreased separation of powers (PM selected from Parliament)
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WHY A PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM?
As evidenced in many ways in the Constitution,
the Founders were “more concerned with
the abuse of power than its effective use.”
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EVOLUTION of the EXECUTIVE
From Chief Bureaucrat to the Imperial Presidency
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• T. Jefferson: 1st leader of mass political party• Andrew Jackson: ‘the people’s president’;
neglect of Supreme Court order in Worcester v. Georgia
• A. Lincoln: mobilized for Civil War; expansion of wartime powers
• T. Roosevelt: used the ‘Bully Pulpit’ to implement Progressivism and foreign policy
• T.R. & W. Wilson: managers of the economy
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• Eisenhower: imposition of Federal rule in desegregation/Little Rock, Arkansas
• R. Nixon: cited ‘inherent powers’ of the Presidency (“it’s not illegal when the President does it”) and Executive Privilege to obstruct Watergate investigation (IRS audits, phone taps, break-ins of those on enemies list)
• G.W. Bush & B. Obama: expansion of executive powers as necessary to fight terrorism
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT
1. CHIEF EXECUTIVE– Presides over the administration of government– “take care that the laws are faithfully executed”– “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
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To Assist the President …
• Vice-President– President of the Senate (breaks ties)– Succeeds Pres. In times of disability/death– Pres.’s representative– Fund Raiser– “Hatchet Man”
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The Cabinet
• Advisors to the President• Appointed by Pres. with consent of Senate• Originally: State, War, Treasury, & Attorney
General• 15 cabinet departments today
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The Executive Office
• Est. 1939• National Security Council: foreign & military
policy– Pres., V-P, Sec’y of State, Sec’y of Defense, NSA
• Council of Economic Advisors: economic policy• Office of Management & Budget: prepare
Pres.’s budget
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