THE PRESIDENCY

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THE PRESIDENCY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES
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THE PRESIDENCY

• Election every 4 years.
• THE PRESIDENTS CABINET heads of the executive
  departments of the government.

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DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT

• Article II of the Constitution "The executive
  Power shall be vested in a President of the
  United States of America. He shall hold his
  Office during the Term of four Years.
• EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS
• - power of
  appointment and removal
• - executive orders
• LEGISLATIVE POWERS - power to recommend
  legislation
• - veto
  power
• JUDICAL POWERS - pardoning power nominations
• POWERS IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS - power of
  recognition
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  - treaty power
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  - executive agreements
• MILITARY POWERS
• POLITICAL PARTY LEADER

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

• The first president of the United States of
  America.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON

• USAs third president.
• Skillfully organized his sympathizers in Congress
  into a strong political group.
• The start of the system of political parties as
  we know it today.

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ANDREW JACKSON

• Seventh president of the United States.
• The first man of the people to be elected to the
  presidency.
• In critical issues he relied on the support of
  the people and removed cabinet members who
  disagreed with his policies.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• His strongest desire was to preserve the Union.
• At the outbreak of the Civil War, he did not have
  the power to call up troops or to take certain
  other actions. But he knew that in order to
  protect the Union he would have to assume wartime
  powers.
• By exercising leadership in a time of crisis, he
  succeeded in preserving the Union.

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WOODROW WILSON

• USAs president during the World War I.
• His dream for the creation of a League of Nations
  that would help to prevent future wars finally
  came true at the close of the war. But in spite
  of Wilson's strength, his own country refused to
  join. Wilson died a disappointed man.
• Under his leadership the office of the presidency
  outgrew the bounds of the United States and
  became an office with international
  responsibilities.

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

• Served as president during the World War II and
  extended United States influence in the field of
  international relations.
• During the Depression of the 1930's he sought
  tremendous powers.
• He recommended to Congress legislation that would
  create jobs for those who could find no work, in
  order to get the country back on its feet.
• He even attempted to change the structure of the
  Supreme Court by increasing the number of
  justices.

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THE SUPREME COURT

• Highest judicial body in the United States and
  the only court established by the United States
  Constitution.
• ...The judicial power of the United States,
  shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such
  inferior courts as the Congrss may from time to
  time ordain and establish. The judges, both of
  the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their
  offices during good behavior, and shall, at
  stated times, recieve for their Services a
  compensantion which shall not be diminished
  during their continuance in office...

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• The Supreme Court meets in Washington, D. C., in
  the United States Supreme Court building.
• Congress has the power to fix the number of
  judges.
• Chief judge of the United States eight Associate
  judges of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• The power to appoint judges belongs to the
  President of the United States, with the advice
  and consent of the Senate.
• Majority vote.
• Rejections- uncommon- in its history the Senate
  explicitly rejected only twelve nominees.
• Appointed to serve for life , judges can be
  removed only by resignation or impeachment
  conviction.
• Samuel Chase.
• Judicial independence.

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JURISDICTION
OF THE SUPREME COURT

• Original and appellate jurisdiction.
• The Supreme Court of the United States considers
  cases based on its original jurisdiction very
  rarely.
• This court may only hear actual cases and
  controversies, it does not hear moot cases or
  issue advisory opinions and is also not required
  to hear every case presented to it.

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• Supreme Court decisions are typically cited as in
  the following example Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S.
  113 (1973)
• Decisions - precedents that bind all lower
  courts, both federal and state.
• Supreme Court generally respects its own
  precedents
• The decisions of this court may not be appealed
  to any other body.
• Judge Robert H. Jackson once said...We are not
  final because we are infallible, but we are
  infallible because we are final...

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