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The President and the Executive Office
Ch 14 AP Government
The Prez vs a Prime Minister
Elected by people
Outsider Cabinet is
outsiders Unified/
divided
Elected from legislature
Insiders Cabinet are
politicians Guaranteed
unified
Divided/Unified
Keep an eye on Gridlock Checks and Balances
Early on…The Framers…
Fear of a monarch Tool of Congress Had to balance the power of
the Office
Traditions, traditions, traditions
Most power became defined by the President (Washington)
Most powers were boldly taken
Traditions became policy The early period
The Electoral College
Designed to keep the “common” people from actually choosing
You vote for electors who elect the President
Intention was for the House to choose often?
Electoral College numbers
538 Need 270 to win Ohio=20 (Reps+Senators)
The Intent of the EC No one would get 270—regional
candidates would divide the vote
The House would have to choose
Election of 1800=Monkey wrench
Election of 1800
TJ, AB, AH The vote that wouldn’t end The Duel
The 12th Amendment
Jackson Give your buddies a job Patronage/Spoils System
Kept the Democrats in office for 40 or so years
Congress is more powerful than the President over this time period
Lincoln
Civil War gives him power
Start of Republican Presidents
Congress control reconstruction however
Hoover/FDR
Hoover fails to control fiscal policy
The Depression gives way to FDR
The office gains much strength Still strong today
Nixon
Vietnam/Foreign Policy divide the nation
Republicans take back the White House
Hold a slight edge today (the divided era)
What Power?
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Tradition, tradition, tradition…
The Constitution
3 official requirements:Natural born, 14 year resident,
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The Benefits
24 hour-medical-secret service-staff in WH$400,000$200,000
retirement
LimosHelicoptersPlanesA yachtCamp David$50,000
expense acct.
The famous
FDR KennedyLincoln
WashingtonJefferson Truman Grant
Monroe Reagan
The infamous
Buchanan FordHoover
A. Johnson Polk
L. Johnson Harrison
The Impeached
A. Johnson
Clinton
The help
CabinetWhite House OfficeExecutive Office
AgenciesIndependent Agencies
Page 381—the set-up
3 Audiences
The people The party loyalists outside of
DC Washington DC politicians
The job…
Uphold the Constitution…
Party leader, Chief citizen, Commander in Chief, Chief Executive, Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislator
The man…
Character counts (as Clinton found out and Kennedy avoided)
Be careful of the company you keep (GW Bush)
Watch what you say (Nixon)
3 ways to show power
Veto’s
Executive privilege (questionable)
Don’t spend the money (illegal)
The Program
The 1st term sets up the 2nd
Only time to really shine Checked by budget process 2nd=Lame duck
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The real Power The Amendments
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