5-4: Executive AND JUDICIAL Powers of the President
President as Chief Executive Executive Power President as Chief Executive Enforces provisions of laws Administers bureaucracy Issues executive orders
Officials appointed by President Appointment Power Officials appointed by President Cabinet members Heads of agencies Ambassadors Federal judges and attorneys Each position is subject to Senate confirmation Removal power
Pardon Reprieve Legal forgiveness of a crime Pardons and Reprieves Pardon Legal forgiveness of a crime Reprieve Postponement of a sentence Generally in death penalty cases Allows more time for an appeal
Appoints all federal judges Judicial Nominations Appoints all federal judges Confirmed by Senate majority vote Senate Judiciary Committee hearings
Factors that influence choice Judicial Nominations Factors that influence choice Ideology (liberal/ conservative) Interpretation of the Constitution (loose/strict) Federal judges appointed for life Insulated from politics Removed only through impeachment process