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Current Events
Current Events
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Senate Rule 19
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President of the Senate
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Presidential Power
Presidential Power
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Presidential Power
Sources of Presidential Power
Vesting Clause
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Delegated Powers
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Presidential Executive Power
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Organize Bureaucracy
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The Executive Branch
Vice President
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Cabinet
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The Executive Branch
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Presidential Executive Power
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2
Organize Bureaucracy
Recommend Budgets
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Recommend Budgets
Executive Orders
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Executive Orders
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Executive Power
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Organize Bureaucracy
Recommend Budgets
Executive Orders
Executive Privilege
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Presidential Power
Executive Privilege
Right of the President to deny Congress information on the grounds that activities
of the executive branch must be kept confidential
What is the scope of this power?
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Presidential Power
U.S. v. Nixon 1974
Is the President’s right to safeguard certain information, using his “executive
privilege” confidentiality power, entirely immune from judicial review?
No, executive privilege cannot be used to hinder criminal investigations
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Presidential Power
Presidential Executive Power
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Recommend Budgets
Executive Orders
Executive Privilege
BUT
Requires Congressional approval for many actions
Relies on Congressional Funding
Congress has oversight
Can’t contravene law (executive orders)
Must involve national security (executive privilege)
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Presidential Power
Congressional Opposition to Appointments
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Presidential Legislative Power
Agenda setting
Veto
Deliver State of the Union Address
Convene and adjourn Congress
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Presidential Power
Presidential Legislative Power
Agenda setting but cannot introduce bills
Veto but veto can be overridden
Deliver State of the Union Address but recommendations can be ignored
Convene and adjourn Congress
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Presidential Power
Presidential Judicial Power
Appointments
Pardons/commutations
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Presidential Power
Presidential Judicial Power
Appointments but requires Congressional approval
Pardons/commutations
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Presidential Power
Presidential Diplomatic Power
Appoint ambassadors
Negotiate treaties
Executive agreements
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Presidential Power
Presidential Diplomatic Power
Appoint ambassadors but require Congressional approval
Negotiate treaties but require Congressional approval
Executive agreements
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Presidential Power
Presidential Military Power
Commander-in-chief
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Presidential Military Power
Commander-in-chief but cannot declare war and requires Congressional funding
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Presidential Power
Presidential Party Power
Head of party
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Presidential Party Power
Head of party but Congress can ignore
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President vs. Congress
President vs. Congress
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President vs. Congress
Areas where the President Dominates
Only elected official for all Americans
Unitary actor
Attention of American public
Job description not well defined
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President vs. Congress
Areas where Congress Dominates
Privileged status (Article 1)
Impeachment
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President vs. Congress
Impeachment Power
Recommendation that a president, other official in the executive branch, or judge
in the federal courts be removed from office
Impeachment requires majority vote in the House
Conviction requires 2/3 vote in the Senate
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Presidential Strategies
Presidential Strategies
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Presidential Strategies
The Power to Persuade
All presidents are “clerks”
they accomplish a wide range of tasks, but clerkship is not leadership
Leadership requires persuasion
Successful presidents who are leaders persuade Congress, the Court
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Presidential Strategies
Going Public
A president’s use of speeches and other public communications to appeal directly
to citizens about issues the president would like the House and Senate to act on
“Strategic adaptation to the information age”
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Presidential Strategies
Going Public
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Going Public
Impose costs, doesn’t extend benefits
Fixes the President’s bargaining position
Who else can “go public”?
Are they likely to be as effective?
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For Next Time
For Next Time
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For Next Time
Announcements about this week
No office hours tomorrow
No lecture Friday
Instead, must watch posted video before Monday’s class
Watch 17:00-1:13:00
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