Chapter 14: The Presidency

Because of divided government, when one or both houses of Congress differ from the president's political party

Because the president has fewer constitutional powers than a prime minister

Because the president has less control over the cabinet than a prime minister

Because prime ministers can enact their programs without the approval of parliament

Because the Supreme Court in the United States frequently uses judicial review to overturn presidential programs

There is a winner-take-all system in 48 states

If no one wins a majority of electoral college votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives

When the House of Representatives decides an election, each member only has one vote

State electoral ballots are opened and counted before a joint session of Congress

Occasionally an elector will vote for a presidential candidate other than the one who carried his or her state

Serve as commander in chief of the armed forces

Convene Congress ins special sessions

Commission officers in the armed forces

Take care that the laws be faithfully executed

Wield the "executive power"

Ad hoc

Circular

Bureaucratic

Pyramid

Business model

The president appoints cabient secretaries and the attorney general, subject to Senate confirmation, and they serve at his will

THe president usually retains his predecessor's cabient secretaries and attorney general

THe president appoints cabient secretaries and the attorney general for fixed fourteen-year terms of office

Cabinet secretaries and the attorney general are appointed by the presidnet and can be removed by Congress at will.

The president appoints cabient secretaries and the attorney general, and they must resign at end of the presidential term.

Presidents often rule by decree and executive order; as a result, much of their program becomes law

Presidents oftne have a majority of both houses of Congress; as a result, many of their proposals are adopted

The president must rely heavily on persuasion to get things done

Because the president can always call a press conference, he often uses the media to his advantage to get his program passed

The president has more power to get things done in the second half ofh is term because by then he has established himself in office

I and II

I, II, and III

II, III, and IV

I, III, and IV

I and IV

It becomes law automatically, without hte president's approval

It is "pocket vetoed" and does not become law

It becomes law as soon as Congress adjourns; until then, the president may veto it

It is held over until the next session of Congress

It becomes law if 60 percent of both houses of Congress approve it.