Topic: Presidential Powers AIM: What powers does the presidency possess?

I. Presidential Perks A. Air Force One

B. Marine One

C. Motorcade

D. The West Wing free housing with plenty of amenities D. The West Wing free housing with plenty of amenities. The White House has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, a movie theater, bowling alley, billiards room

E. Bowling

F. Camp David

G. Kitchen Staff

H. Putting Green, Jogging Track, Tennis Court

I. Morning Newspapers

J. Salary Too much money is never enough, or is it? annual salary of $400,000 $50,000 per year expense allowance $19,000 entertainment account (renewable each year)

National Geographic “The Obama White House”

Who helps the President? Vice President: Michael Pence

Cabinet – unwritten constitution Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Secretary of Treasury Steven Munuchin

Secretary of Defense James Mattis Attorney General Jeff Sessions

II. Hats of the President Head of State Chief Executive Legislative Leader Presidential Hats Commander in Chief Of Armed Forces Head of his Political Party Director of Foreign Policy Economic Guardian

A. Chief Politician

Coattail Effect: when people approve of the president, voters tend to vote for others in his party

B. War Time Powers Power to control all war related industries Place ceilings on wages and prices Ration food, clothing and manufactured items

4. Suspend some personal freedoms (curfews, habeus corpus, military tribunals)

C. Judicial Powers Appoints all federal judges and U.S. attorney’s. Grants Pardons "Mr. Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt for continuing to illegally profile Latinos living in Arizona based on their perceived immigration status in violation of a judge's orders," McCain said. "The President has the authority to make this pardon, but doing so at this time undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law as Mr. Arpaio has shown no remorse for his actions."

Carry’s out court orders and decisions

D. Power to Veto 1. Veto: prevent the passage of a law 2. Override a Veto: 2/3rds vote by both the house and Senate

Pocket Veto: President fails to sign a bill within the 10 days Congress must be adjournment If Congress in session, president fails to sign the bill, it becomes law w/o his signature. Line Item Veto: power to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill (never made into law)

E. Contributions of various presidents Washington: defined executive power

2. Jefferson: first party leader

3. Lincoln: authority to act in a crisis

4. Wilson – Originator of the Press Conference

5. FDR: brought compassion to government

6. LBJ: Civil Rights Legislation

IV. Limits on Presidential Power Limit of Permissibility 1. Must be legal, acceptable to public Limits of available resources 1. available money, time

Limits of Previous commitments 1. Can’t ignore what previous presidents have promised

Limit of the president’s personality 1. Ability to “get the people behind him”

III. Impeachment of a President Reasons: High Crimes and Misdemeanors Procedure: 1. House of Representatives writes articles of Impeachment charging the President

C. U.S. Senate – tries the president and either finds him guilty or innocent