Ap Government Chapter 13 the Presidency Study Guide Edition 13
Establishing the Presidency •
established in article II of the Constitution ◦
"executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America" ◦
describes the manner in which a president is to be chosen and defines the power of the Presidency ◦
powerful executive leader would protect the nation's interests and promote federal government ◦
interests
hoped to achieve a strong president responsible to state and national legislators rather than directly ◦
to the electorate
electors of the electoral college are chosen by the state legislators ◦
48/50 states, the candidate who wins the popular vote, wins the electoral college votes ◦
presidential candidate with majority of votes from the electoral college becomes president ◦
electors preassigned to each state is equal to the number of senators plus representatives ◦
national convention system of nominating presidential candidates was introduced in the 1830s ◦
prior, they were nominated by party's congressional delegates through a caucus system ‣
made it closer to the people ‣
national convention gave the presidency a broader popular base that would eventually demand and ◦
support increased presidential power
presidential selection process became further democratized with the adoption of primary elections ◦
congress has always been checking presidential power ◦
FDR enlarged the bureaucracies of the executive branch ◦
created Executive Office of the President and expanded presidential responsibility for the ‣
nation's budget
executive orders in place of legislation and executive agreements in place of treaties ‣
reduced congressional role in domestic and foreign policy ‣
The Constitutional Powers of the Presidency •
Article II, Section 2 and 3 describe the powers and duties of the president ◦
expressed powers - specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) ◦
and to the president (Article II)
make treaties, grant pardons, nominate judges and other public officials, receive ambassadors, ‣
and command of military forces
specifically defined powers cannot be revoked by Congress or other agency without an amendment ◦
to the Constitution
implied powers - powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the ◦
Constitution; such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive
interpretation of delegated powers
can be considered necessary to allow the president to exercise his expressed power ‣
power to remove officials is not in the Constitution, but presidents say it is an implied power ‣
that comes with the power to appoint
president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed" ◦
implies that congress is to delegate the president the power to implement or execute its will ‣
delegated powers - constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are ◦
exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first
congress delegates the president the power to identify or develop the means through which to ‣
carry out its decisions
through delegating powers to the executive branch, congress enhances the importance of the ◦
presidency
congress typically delegates power to bureaucratic agencies in the executive branch ◦
Expressed Powers •
Military ◦
Article II, Section 2 ‣
commander in chief of the army and navy and of the militia of the several states ‣
Judicial ◦
Ap Government Chapter 13 the Presidency Study Guide Edition 13
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