Presidents Wartime Powers

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Presidents Wartime Powers

• War Powers Resolution (1973)
• Within 48 hrs. of committing troops, Pres. must
  report to Congress his reasons
• After 60 days, Congress must approve or withdraw
  troops
• Congress can end the combat commitment any time
  by a concurrent resolution

Congress overrode Pres. Nixons veto
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What does the Pres. have to report within 48
hours?

• (A) the circumstances necessitating the
  introduction of United States Armed Forces
• (B) the constitutional and legislative authority
  under which such introduction took place and
• (C) the estimated scope and duration of the
  hostilities or involvement.
• (D) The President shall provide such other
  information as the Congress may request in the
  fulfillment of its constitutional
  responsibilities with respect to committing the
  Nation to war and to the use of United States
  Armed Forces abroad

Clinton used it 60 times Bush used it 24 times
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Selecting a Pres. CandidateJanuary through June
Local Caucuses
District Conventions
State Conventions
Parties choose their candidates either through
state caucuses and conventions, . . .
OR
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Selecting a Pres. CandidateJanuary through June
2008 Primary Schedule Jan 3 Iowa Caucuses Jan 5
Wyoming caucuses (GOP) Jan 8 New Hampshire
Primary Jan 15 Michigan Primary Jan 19 Nevada
Caucuses Jan 26 South Carolina Primary Jan 29
Florida Primary Feb 1 Maine caucus (GOP) Feb 5
Primaries in Alabama, Alaska, Ariz.,
Arkansas, Calif., Colo., Conn., Delaware,
Georgia, Idaho, Ill., Kansas, Mass., Minnesota,
Missouri, Mont., New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, N. Dakota, Oklahoma, Tenn., Utah, W.
Virginia, American Samoa Feb 9 Louisiana,
Kansas, Neb., Wash. Feb 10 Maine caucus
(Demo.) Feb 12 D.C., Md., Virginia Feb 19
Wisconsin, Hawaii, Wash. Mar 4 - Ohio, Rhode
Is., Texas, Vt. Mar 8 Wyoming (Demo.) March 11
Mississippi primary April 22 Penn.
Primary May 6 Indiana. N. Carolina May 13
Neb., W. Va. May 20 Kentucky, Oregon May 27
Idaho (GOP) June 3 Mont, S. Dakota

• They can choose the person they want to run for
  President through Party Primaries

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Selecting a Pres. CandidateJuly and August
Either way, their candidate is officially
presented at the
National Conventions
Libertarian May 23-26 Democratic Aug 25-28
Republican Sept 1-5
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At the National Convention

• The Party develops its Platform statement of
  principles and objectives
• Delegates vote for their
• President and Vice
• Presidential candidates
• Candidates deliver their
• acceptance speech
• starting the official campaign

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The Federal Bureaucracy

• Bureaucracy a large, complex administrative
  structure that handles the everyday business of
  an organization
• The federal government is the largest
  organization in the country
• 3 Characteristics of all bureaucracies
• Hierarchical authority
• Job specialization
• Formalized duties

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The Federal Bureaucracy

• Bureaucracy a large, complex
• administrative structure that handles the
• everyday business of an organization
• The federal government
• is the largest organization
• in the country

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The Federal Bureaucracy

• 3 Characteristics of all bureaucracies
• Hierarchical authority
• Job specialization
• Formalized duties

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Independent Agencies

• There are three types of Independent Agencies

Like departments but without cabinet status
NASA EPA Social Security Administration
Regulate nations economy
Federal Reserve System FCC
Do governments business-like activity
FDIC US Postal Service
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Checks and Balances
Approve or Veto bills
Appoint judges grant pardons reprieves
Impeach justices
Impeach Pres. Override vetos
Declares acts of Pres. unconstitutional
Declares laws unconstitutional