Legislative Executive“To legislate” “To________”

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Article II, Section 1 – “The executive Power shall be vested in a

President of the United States of America”

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• The power of the executive branch is ______________ because ___________

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What are the expressed powers of the Executive Branch?

• 1.• 2.• 3.• 4.• 5.• 6.• 7.• 8.• 9.• 10.

What are some powers of the Executive Branch that might be ‘implied’/ informal 4

What are the expressed powers of the Executive Branch?

1. “Command in Chief of the Army and Navy…”

2. “…May acquire the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments…”

3. “Power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in…”

4. “With consent of the Senate…to make treaties”

5. “Shall nominate… with consent of Senate…”

6. “to fill up all vacancies during recess of the Senate”

7. “time to time give Congress…the State of the Union”

8. “on extraordinary occasions convene both houses”

9. “receive ambassadors”

10. “take care that laws be faithfully executed”

11. “commission officers”

List some powers of the Executive Branch that might be ‘implied’/ informal

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“The Executive Branch is the federal government’s LARGEST functioning bureaucracy”

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IF YOU WERE A FOUNDING FATHER, WOULD YOU BE JOHN

ADAMS OR THOMAS JEFFERSON?

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Does the American government give TOO MUCH power to the Executive Branch?

What was the reason behind each use of executive power and why was it questioned by society?

•1862 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN– Suspended Habeas Corpus

•1941 – FDR– Japanese Internment Camps

•1965 – Lyndon Johnson / Richard Nixon– FBI Wiretapping on citizens and members of Congress during

Vietnam

•2001 – GEORGE W. BUSH– Government surveillance of citizens’ phone/electronic records /

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EXECUTIVE POWER

3 types of expanded presidential power not expressed in the Constitution; therefore are _______

AMENDMENTS

1.Executive Order – Using the military to enforce law within your country OR creating law by enforcing the law

2.EXECUTIVE ACTION – President’s power to authorize military action without declaration of war (War Powers Act – Vietnam)

Every military conflict since ______________

3.Executive Agreement – President’s power to make diplomacy (treaties) without _______ approval

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NON – EXECUTIVE POWERS OF NON – EXECUTIVE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENTTHE PRESIDENT

Legislative Powers

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2.

Judicial PowersJudicial Powers1.

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“OBAMA BODY” pg. 354

1. Use your textbook to identify and define the eight roles of the President.

2. TRACE AN OUTLINE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BODY AND CUT IT OUT.

3. Label each of the 8 presidential roles on the body. At least 3 should have evidence from the Constitution.

4. The body parts should act as symbols for each of the president’s roles.

5. All guidelines above MUST be completed in order to be considered for Awards.

• AWARDS – Most Creative, Most Informative, Most Attractive

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THE PRESIDENTIAL ROLES…

1. Chief Executive

2. Chief of State

3. Commander in Chief

4. Chief Administrator

5. Chief Diplomat

6. Chief Legislator

7. Chief Citizen

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PRESIDENTIAL ROLES

• Highlight/Underline the roles of the president that are supported by the Constitution

• Signify the difference between the following roles:• Chief of State and Chief Citizen• Chief Administrator and Chief Executive

• Which presidential role do you feel is most important? What trait or quality is most vital in a president to perform that role effectively? Write a minimum 5 line explanation.

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HOMEWORK…

• Read the first 2 pages of Federalist Paper No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton

• Highlight or underline 3 parts of the reading that resonated with you (learned, opinion, question, etc.)

• Write a 5 line response at the bottom of page 2 about what Hamilton is saying about ‘unity’ and ‘plurality’ in the Executive Branch.

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