President

15. Describe the flaws in the electoral college

1) In close elections, the winner of the Electoral College may not have won a majority of the popular vote. 2) Electoral College members are chosen based on party loyalty and almost always vote in accordance with party wishes, not the will of the people. 3) If under extreme circumstances the Electoral College is tied or deadlocked or there are unresolvable disputes over the validity of election returns, the House of Representatives chooses the president.

2. Understand the formal qualifications necessary to become President

1. Be a natural born citizen 2. Be ar least 35 years of age 3. Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years

1. Identify the President's many roles

1. To begin with, the President is chief of state 2. The President is the nation's chief executive; he is vested by the Constitution with "the executive Power" 3. The President is also the chief administrator, or director, of the Federal Government, heading one of the largest governmental machines the world has known. 4. The President is also the nation's chief diplomat, the main architect of American foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson to the rest of the world. 5. In close concert with the President's role in foreign affairs, the Constitution also makes the president the commander in chief of the nation's armed forces 6. The President is also the nation's chief legislator, the main architect of its public policies 7. The President acts as the chief of party, the acknowledged leader of political party that controls the executive branch. 8. The office also automatically makes its occupant the nation's chief citizen

18. List several reasons for the growth of presidential power

1. US Supreme Court and their take on Executive Power 2. The 'war-time' setting that we live in 3. The actions of the current Congress, that have required executive intervention - i.e. veto's

25. Explain why and how executive agreements are made

Executive agreement, an agreement between the United States and a foreign government that is less formal than a treaty and is not subject to the constitutional requirement for ratification by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate.

9. Outline how the rise of political parties changed the original process set out in the Constitution

Modern political parties have evolved over time and were not originally seen or addressed in the drafting of the Constitution. As such, all laws and rules regulating their actions have grown from the "unwritten" Constitution.

12. Understand the role of the caucus-convention process in States that take place during a national convention

Nomination processes consist of two main types of elections held at the state level: primaries and caucuses. The party committee in each state determines the rules that will govern their particular election contest. Primaries and caucuses can be binding or non-binding, winner-take-all or proportional, and open or closed.

21. Define the ordinance power, and explain where it comes from

Ordinance power is the power to issue orders of the executive order; He gets this power from the Constitution and acts of Congress.

19. Explain how presidents' own views have affected the power of the office

Presidents own views affected the power of the office because the congress/constitution gives the presidents more power.

5. Explain how the Constitution provides for presidential succession

Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled Was added with the 25th amendment

6. Understand the constitutional provisions relating to presidential disability

Section 4 of the amendment sets forth a second procedure establishing presidential incapacity. This second method allows the Vice President, together with a majority of the members of the President's cabinet ("the principal officers of the executive departments"), to declare the President disabled.

23. Summarize the historical debate over the removal power

The Myers Case.—Save for the provision which it makes for a power of impeachment of "civil officers of the United States," the Constitution contains no reference to a power to remove from office, and until its decision in Myers v. United States,513

22. Explain how the appointing power works

The President, in the US Government, has the ability to appoint people to certain jobs within the government, but Congress has etc

29. Describe the President's major judicial powers

The United States president's judicial powers include nominating judges to the Supreme Court and granting pardons.

16. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of proposed reforms of the electoral college

The candidate who loses the popular vote can win the election by being unpopular in the most populous states.

14. Understand the function of the electoral college today

The electoral college is the party actually casting the votes for which runner will become President. Whether they cast their votes with the peoples' popular votes in mind is entirely up to them. A person running for President can lose the overall popular votes, but still become President because of the votes cast by the electoral college.

10. Describe the role of conventions in the presidential nominating process

The formal purpose of US presidential nomination conventions is to select the party's nominee for President, & to adopt a statement of the party platform & rules for the party's activities. However, today, they are mostly ceremonial affairs.

8. Explain the Framers' original provisions for choosing the President

The framers decided on using the Electoral College instead of majority rule to keep the election fair.

26. Summarize for what purposes the power of recognition is used, and give historic examples

The power of recognition is recognizing people for a job well done because recognition propels people to perform at higher levels.

24. Explain how treaties are made and approved

The president makes treaties "by and with the Advice and consent of the Senate,...provided two thirds of the Senators present concur." The Senate may accept or reject treaty as it stands, or it may decide to offer amendments, reservations, or understandings to it.

11. Evaluate the importance of presidential primaries

They determine the two major candidates and who gets what funding and how they get that funding.

17. Explain why Article II of the Constitution can be described as "an outline"

This article deals with the executive branch and describes the election of the president (and vice president), the qualifications for holding the office, and the procedures if a president can no longer serve.

28. Describe the President's two major legislative powers and explain how these powers are an important part of the system of checks and balances

To prevent one branch from becoming supreme, protect the "opulent minority" from the majority, and to induce the branches to cooperate, government systems that employ a separation of powers need a way to balance each of the branches.

13. Examine the characteristics that determine who is nominated as a presidential candidate

Year Primaries and caucuses help determine the party's nominee. At this stage, voters ... characteristics would you like to see in a presidential candidate? Explain. ... The candidate nominated by a party is usually someone who the ...

20. Identify the sources of the president's power to execute federal law

executive order, ordinance power, the appointment power, and the removal power

3, Discuss issues involving the length of the President's term.

four year term, out of the choices of six-year or seven-year term

7. Describe the role of the Vice President

to rule over the Senate and to help decide the question of the presidential disability

4. Describe the President's pay and benefits

was first $25,000 a year and now is $400,000 a year