The Real and Implied Powers of the American President

Presidential Quotes “The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him he is not.” –Harry S Truman “What is there in this place that a man should ever want to get into it?!” –James A. Garfield “Oh, that lovely title, ‘ex-president’…” –Dwight D. Eisenhower What do these quotes tell us about former presidents’ views of their office?

What the Constitution Says “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America” “Take care that the laws be faithfully executed” What powers does the Constitution give the President specifically? Commander-in-chief Veto power Make treaties Send/receive diplomats The main issue is the interpretation of “executive power” What has the overall trend of the presidency been? Is the president the most influential part of the federal government?

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson George Washington Organized the first Cabinet Whiskey Rebellion Important precedent Thomas Jefferson Loose vs. strict construction Important decision

Andrew Jackson Beginning of spoils system ‘Kills’ the national bank Jacksonian Democracy Worcester v. Georgia Cherokee Indian removal “…now let him enforce it!”

Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Suspends the writ of habeas corpus Copperheads Emancipation Proclamation Andrew Johnson Tenure of Office Act Impeachment trial

Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Trustbusting Roosevelt Corollary Bull Moose Franklin D. Roosevelt Bank holiday New Deal “Court packing” Internment camps 4 terms

Truman, Ford, and Clinton Harry S Truman Atomic bomb Korean War Gerald Ford Pardons Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Liberal use of executive orders and pardons

George W. Bush’s Legacy on Presidential Power The USA PATRIOT Act Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act Indefinite detention Searches: , library, business The Bush Doctrine U.S. has right to preemptively dispose of foreign regimes that pose a threat to our security U.S. can treat countries who harbor terrorists as terrorists themselves