Govt Ch 13

the power to persuade

• 1. mobilize influence
• 2. manage conflict
• 3. negotiate
• 4. fashion compromises

• 1. the role of president
• 2. the powers at his/her disposal
• 3. large bureaucracy at their command

• natural born citizen
• at least 35 years old
• must have resided in the U.S. for at least 14 years

limits presidents to 2 terms of office

• 1. elections
• 2. succession/impeachment

political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law

• 1. the House votes for impeachment
• 2. the Senate tries the President w/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding
• 3. 2/3 vote by Senate removes the President from office

Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon

the scandal surrounding a break in at the Democratic Natl Committee HQ in 1972 and the cover up of White House involvement, leading to the impeachment of President Nixon

permits the Vice President to become acting president if the Vice President and cabinet decide the president is disabled; outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim the job

Dividing responsibility for various areas of power or else as a functioning committee

• presidential responsibilities
• political resources

In the 1950s and 60s strong presidents were favored, but the 1970s the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal heightened distrust in the large scope of presidential power.

• leader of the Senate
• breaks ties in the Senate

a group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the Constitution; every President has had one; composed of 13 secretaries and an attorney general

committee that links the President's key foreign and military policy advisors

advise the President on economic policy

performs both managerial and budgetary functions

the organization of the President's staff that puts the Chief of Staff at the top

system in which aides have equal status and are balanced against one another in the process of decision making

this Presidential title emphasizes the executive's importance in the legislative process

constitutional power of president to send a bill back to Congress w/ reasons for rejecting it

veto in Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the President who lets it die by signing or vetoing it

allows governors to veto particular portions of a bill

• party leadership
• public support
• legislative skills

• party bonds
• slippage in support
• leading

• bargaining
• personal appeals
• consulting w/ Congress
• setting priorities

Leadership, not command

the perception that the voters strongly support the President's character and policies

Domestic and foreign

agreements that do not need ratification by the Senate; generally noncontroversial

• SALT I
• Vietnam peace agreement

• Chief Diplomat
• Commander in Chief
• War Powers
• Crisis Manager
• Working with Congress

passed in reaction to American fighting in Vietnam/Cambodia requiring the President to consult w/ Congress prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grants an extension; viewed as unconstitutional

the ability of Congress to pass a resolution to override a presidential decision

a sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the President to play the role of crisis manager

commentator reference to a president's domestic polic and national security

Public support

fleeting phenomena in which the public affords new occupants of the White House only a short grace period before they begin their descent in the polls

implication that presidents can persuade/mobilize the public to support their policies

serves as conduit of information from the White House to the press