Chapter 8 The Presidency

2. Chapter 8The Presidency

3. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Roots of the Office of President of the United States LO 8.1: Trace the development of the presidency and the provisions for choosing and replacing presidents. The Constitutional Powers of the President LO 8.2: Identify and describe the constitutional powers of the president.

4. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives The Development and Expansion of Presidential Power LO 8.3: Evaluate the development and expansion of presidential power. The Presidential Establishment LO 8.4: Outline the structure of the presidential establishment and the functions of each of its components.

5. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Presidential Leadership and the Importance of Public Opinion LO 8.5: Explain the concept of presidential leadership, and analyze the importance of public opinion. Toward Reform: The President as Policy Maker LO 8.6: Assess the president’s role as policy maker.

6. Roots of the Office of President of the United StatesLO 8.1: Trace the development of the presidency and the provisions forchoosing and replacing presidents. Presidential qualifications Natural born citizen Twenty-Second Amendment—term limits Impeachment Executive privilege—U.S. v. Nixon (1974) Rules of succession Twenty-Fifth Amendment Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore To Learning Objectives

7. Which presidents have been impeached? Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Both B and D To Learning Objectives LO 8.1

8. Which presidents have been impeached? Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Both B and D To Learning Objectives LO 8.1

9. The Constitutional Powers of the President LO 8.2: Identify and describe the constitutional powers of the president. Appointment power Cabinet Judiciary Agencies Power to convene Congress Federalist Paper No. 77 Power to make treaties Treaty of Versailles (1919) Executive agreements To Learning Objectives

10. The Constitutional Powers of the President Veto power Few vetoes are overridden Line-item veto Power to preside over military as Commander in Chief War Powers Act of 1973 Pardoning power Nixon and Ford Carter To Learning Objectives LO 8.2

11. The publication of ____________ led to the passage of the War Powers Act of 1973. Johnny Got His Gun Slaughterhouse-Five The Thin Red Line The Pentagon Papers The Good Soldier Svejk To Learning Objectives LO 8.2

12. The publication of ____________ led to the passage of the War Powers Act of 1973. Johnny Got His Gun Slaughterhouse-Five The Thin Red Line The Pentagon Papers The Good Soldier Svejk To Learning Objectives LO 8.2

13. Establishing presidential authority George Washington sets precedent: primacy of national government, Cabinet, foreign policy, neutrality, inherent powers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson follow suit Incremental expansion of presidential powers: 1809-1933 Andrew Jackson: the veto Abraham Lincoln: habeas corpus, overriding congressional mandates, unconstitutional blockades, U.S. mail Growth of modern presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal To Learning Objectives The Development and Expansion of Presidential PowerLO 8.3: Evaluate the development and expansion of presidential power.

14. What are the inherent powers of the president? Powers that can be specifically found in the constitution Powers that a president inherits from his predecessors Powers a president inherits from his family Powers that can be inferred from the Constitution Overwhelmingly unconstitutional powers To Learning Objectives LO 8.3

15. What are the inherent powers of the president? Powers that can be specifically found in the constitution Powers that a president inherits from his predecessors Powers a president inherits from his family Powers that can be inferred from the Constitution Overwhelmingly unconstitutional powers To Learning Objectives LO 8.3

16. Vice president Greater powers in recent history Cabinet Article II, section 3 Size First Lady Influence on policy Informal social/philanthropic endeavors Executive Office of the President White House staff To Learning Objectives The Presidential EstablishmentLO 8.4: Outline the structure of the presidential establishment and thefunctions of each of its components.

17. Who established the Executive Office of the President? The people President Abraham Lincoln Congress President John F. Kennedy President Franklin D. Roosevelt To Learning Objectives LO 8.4

18. Who established the Executive Office of the President? The people President Abraham Lincoln Congress President John F. Kennedy President Franklin D. Roosevelt To Learning Objectives LO 8.4

19. Presidential leadership Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt Richard E. Neustadt James David Barber Going public The bully pulpit Press conferences Television appearances The public’s perception of performance Approval ratings To Learning Objectives Presidential Leadership and the Importance of Public OpinionLO 8.5: Explain the concept of presidential leadership, and analyzethe importance of public opinion.

20. With few exceptions, presidents generally receive their highest approval ratings when? In the last two months of their final term At the beginning of their second term At the beginning of their first term During long wars like the Vietnam War During the summer To Learning Objectives LO 8.5

21. With few exceptions, presidents generally receive their highest approval ratings when? In the last two months of their final term At the beginning of their second term At the beginning of their first term During long wars like the Vietnam War During the summer To Learning Objectives LO 8.5

22. Toward Reform: The President as Policy MakerLO 8.6: Assess the president’s role as policy maker. President’s role in proposing and facilitating legislation Franklin D. Roosevelt Difficulties Budgetary process and legislative implementation Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy making through executive order Limited effectiveness Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer (1952) To Learning Objectives

23. When did the president first begin to become involved in the budgetary process? During the Civil War Following the stock market crash of 1929 During WWI Following WWII The president has never been involved in the budgetary process To Learning Objectives LO 8.6

24. When did the president first begin to become involved in the budgetary process? During the Civil War Following the stock market crash of 1929 During WWI Following WWII The president has never been involved in the budgetary process To Learning Objectives LO 8.6

25. To Learning Objectives Back

26. To Learning Objectives Table 8.1: Who were the U.S. presidents? Continue

27. To Learning Objectives Table 8.1: Who were the U.S. presidents?

28. To Learning Objectives Table 8.2: What is the presidential line of succession? Back

29. To Learning Objectives Table 8.3: How many presidential vetoes have there been?

30. To Learning Objectives Table 8.3: How many presidential vetoes have there been?

31. To Learning Objectives Table 8.4: Who were the best and worst U.S. presidents?

32. To Learning Objectives Table 8.5: What can we learn from presidential personalities? Back