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Chapter 7 - The Presidency - The Leadership Branch - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 7 - The Presidency - The Leadership Branch
7a. The Evolution of the Presidency
Power shifts: Exe =legis
Constitutional Qualifications
35 yrs +
resided 14 yrs+
"natural born" citizens.
Compensation: change× during term (increase 21 c)
Constitutional Powers
Military Power
"Commander in chief"
Checking and balance power
Diplomat power
Treaies("advice and consent" of the Senate)
Recognizing new nations
Representing the United States to other countries
Related ceremonial duties
Appointment power
Appoint "Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States."
"Advice and consent" of the Senate
Legislative power
Veto
The Strengthening of the Presidency
Congress dominated the executive branch until the 1930s
Presidents
Andrew Jackson
Party system
Extensive veto
Abraham Lincoln
the Civil War (1861-1865)
1.Suspended HABEAS CORPUS (the right to an appearance in court)
2.Jailed people suspected of disloyalty
3.Ignored Congress by expanding the size of the army and ordering blockades of southern ports without the consent of Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress close
the international power of USA ↑
Woodrow Wilson
Help formulate bills
WWI: international affairs
Franklin Roosevelt
4 times elected
The Great Depression & WWII
New Deal programs &international
7b. All the President's Men and Women
numbers ↑
The Cabinet
Informal: Constitution×
Departments
Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Size↑ depend↓
The Executive Office
The National Security Council:
American military affairs and foreign policy
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB): preparing the national budget
The National Economic Council: economy planning
The White House Office
Subject to Senate confirmation\divided loyalties×
Critics: too large, but hard to change
7c. Selection and Succession of the President
Fear masses
Selection
The Electoral College:
Electors=the sum of a states Senators and Representatives
Possible: popular vote and lose the election
Succession
The 25th Amendment, adopted in 1967.
VP- Speaker of the House-Pro tempore-Cabinet members
The Vice President
Vote in the event of a tie.
Depend on P's willing
Ceremony, indirect