The President Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17

Executive and Diplomatic Powers Part 7 Executive and Diplomatic Powers

Ordinance Power (Executive Power) The power to issue executive orders Rules, regulation or directive with the effect of law This power comes from the constitution and acts of Congress

Appointment Power (Executive Power) With the senates approval the President chooses many of the top ranking federal offices in the government Ambassadors and diplomats Cabinet members and top aids Heads of some agencies EPA, NASA All federal judges, US Marshals and US attorneys All officers in the Armed Forces

Conformation Process

Removal Power (Executive power) Opposite side of the Appointment power How to remove a Presidential Appointee is not specifically discussed in the Constitution It was decided that the President can remove any appointee at his discretion NOT FEDERAL JUDGES Johnson impeached

The Power to make Treaties (Diplomatic Power) Treaty: a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states Senate approve all treaties with a 2/3 vote Only approves doesn’t ratify They can be rejected 1920: Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI and created the League of Nations Treaties have the same legal standing as acts of Congress

Executive Agreements (Diplomatic power) A pact between the President and the head of a foreign state Does not require Senate approval US and Brittan at the beginning of WWII

The Power of Recognition (Diplomatic Power) When the President receives a diplomatic representative from another Sovereign State Acknowledges the legal existence of that state and government Doesn’t have to be our friend Shows the US’s pleasure or displeasure Persona non grata Recall of a nations ambassadors