The Presidency

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The Presidency

• Selection Process, Terms, and Powers

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Selection Process Alternatives

• Indirect
• Congress
• State Legislatures
• State Governors
• Special temporary group (Electoral College)

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The Electoral College

• Organized every 4 years, only for Presidential
  elections
• States electors equal to sum of Representatives
  and Senators
• Most votes President Second most Vice
  President. (Changed in 1804)
• No majority House of Representatives decides,
  one vote per state delegation

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It was assumed that most elections would be
determined by the House of Representatives,
because no candidate would win a majority of
electoral votes.
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Presidential Terms

• Unlimited four-year terms instead of one
  seven-year term
• 22nd Amendment (1951) limited the number of terms
  to two

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Presidential Powers

• Executive
• Carrying out and enforcing federal laws
• Nominating candidates for federal office
• Negotiating treaties
• Conducting wars (Commander in Chief)

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Presidential Powers

• Non-Executive
• Pardon individuals convicted of federal crimes
• Send and receive ambassadors

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Presidential Powers

• Shared
• President can veto Congressional bill Congress
  can override with 2/3 of each house
• President nominates executive officials and
  federal judges must be approved by Senate
• Presidentially negotiated treaties require
  approval of 2/3 of Senate
• Only Congress can declare war and control the
  money