Presidential Powers Constitutional  Commander and chief of Armed Forces  Grant reprieves and pardons  Make Treaties, receive diplomats, ambassadors.

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Presidential Powers Constitutional  Commander and chief of Armed Forces  Grant reprieves and pardons  Make Treaties, receive diplomats, ambassadors and other public ministers  Nominate and appoint ambassadors, supreme court judges, and officials  Deliver the State of the Union Address & Recommend measures to Congress  Convene or adjourn Congress in extraordinary occasions  Sign,Veto, and Execute the laws

Presidential Powers Inherent  Persuasive power and the Use of Media.  Military police action: The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days.  Executive Privilege- resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government due to security concerns.

Roles of the President  Chief of State: represents the U.S. at important ceremonies, symbolic acts, inspire the nation.  Executive: carries out laws, controls the Department of Justice, chooses government officials and workers.  Diplomat: talks to other countries, makes treaties, foreign policy.  Commander-in –Chief: commands the army, navy, air force and marines.

Roles of the President  Chief Legislator: suggests laws and tries to get congress to pass them. Veto or sign bills.  Chief of the Party: leader of political party, try to get other members of party elected, raise money.  Guardian of the economy: make sure that the economy is working well, employment, taxes, prosperity, business concerns. Click on great seal

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Opposing viewpoints:  “My belief was that it was not only a President’s right but his duty to do anything that the needs of the nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws.” Teddy Roosevelt  “... The president can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power...” William Howard Taft

Inherent Powers  1937 FDR tried to add justices to the Supreme Court  1952 Truman intervened in the Steelworkers strike  1971 Nixon asked for wage and price freeze  1996 Clinton asked for line item veto power

How Can the President achieve his goals? 1. Identify the issues a. Situational b. Public demands c. Re-election effect 2. Push for action a. Hoover vs. FDR 3. Winning strategy a. Small agenda b. Move quick c. Avoid year 3 dip "When I'm president I'm going to say to members of Congress and members of my administration, including my cabinet: I'm glad that you have health care coverage and your family has health care coverage. But if you don't pass universal health care by July of 2009 – in six months – I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you. There's no excuse for politicians in Washington having health care when you don't have health care. ” *Can John Edwards do this as president? What powers can he use to do this?