Presidency

• Congress has two chambers - House of Representatives (435 members) and Senate (100 members).
• The President is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, chief executive officer, and chief diplomat.
• The Vice President's role includes serving as president of the Senate, succeeding to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the president, and assuming the duties of the president when the president is unable to perform them.
• The Vice President serves as the President's deputy and assumes office if the President dies or resigns.
• The Vice President serves as president if the president dies or resigns.
• The Vice President can assume presidential powers if the president becomes incapacitated.
• The Vice President presides over the Senate but does not have the power to vote except in case of a tie.
• The Vice President may be called on by Congress to cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie.
• Article II is vague which allows considerable growth of the presidency over time
• The president must be at least 35 years old, a US-born citizen and a resident of the USA for 14 years
• The president has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress
• The executive branch put laws in practice
• expressed powers

  powers that are specifically laid out in the constitution
• Implied powers


  powers that are implied by the constitution or are interpreted
• Article II allows for the president to appoint 'officers of the United States'


  it is implied that every president has the power to form a cabinet
• Implied powers of the president

  • Establish a cabinet
  • Executive agreement
  • Executive orders
  • Executive privilege
• Expressed/ Enumerated powers of the president

  • Commander in chief
  • Negotiate treaties
  • State of Union address
  • Appoint ambassadors, judges, officers of the United States
  • Recess appointments
  • Pardon
  • Convene special sessions of Congress
  • Approve or veto legislation
• Domestic Policy


  Issues and policies that concern affairs within the borders of a nation, such as healthcare, immigration and education
• Foreign policy


  Issues and policies concerning how one country deals with another, such as treaties, diplomacy and military action
• Sate of the union 


  The annual address delivered by the president in congress outlining their legislative agenda for the coming year
• Recess appointments


  Temporary appointments of the president made without senate approval when it is in recess
• Executive order


  a directive issued to the federal bureaucracy regarding how the president would like piece of legislation or policy to be interpreted and enforced