POLS 206 Lecture 17 Outline of Previous Lecture o 11 4 How a Bill Becomes a Law Presidents and Congress Part Constituency Ideology o 11 5 Congress and Democracy Congress and the Scope of Government Ch 12 The Presidency o 12 1 Great Expectations Who They Are Outline of Current Lecture How They Got There o 12 2 Constitutional Powers Expansion of Power o 12 3 Vice President Cabinet Executive Office Lecture How They Got There Elections The Typical Road to the White House most presidents assume presidency through electoral process Twenty Second Amendment 1951 Limits presidents to two terms in office or 10 years Succession Twenty Fifth Amendment 1967 Outlines the line of succession and the procedures Line of succession president vice president speaker of the house senate president pro tempe then cabinet heads then supreme court justices Impeachment Act of Impeachment Indictment House acts as grand jury if they decide there is enough evidence then he has been impeached and will go to trial in the Senate Process of Impeachment o o Trial in Senate 2 3 vote will decide guilt and remove from office Watergate Clinton s sex scandal 12 2 Constitutional Powers Constitution says little The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America Fear of abuse of power Madisonian system Shared powers Checks and balances Short term of office Expansion of Power Changes leading to expansion of presidential power Military Technology Economic Presidents take initiative to expand role Lincoln FDR 12 3 Vice President Mainly ceremonial in previous years Historically the VP has had very little responsibility Increasing role in modern presidency Cheney Biden Cabinet Traditionally not mandated Heads of federal agencies and executive departments Executive Office policy making National Security Council NSC Handle foreign policy diplomacy and military Headed by NSC Advisor Council of Economic Advisers CEA Council president on economic affairs Work closely with OMB Office of Management and Budget OMB Responsible for preparing the presidents budget
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