POLS 206 Lecture 17Outline of Previous Lectureo11.4How a Bill Becomes a LawPresidents and Congress Part, Constituency, Ideology o11.5Congress and Democracy Congress and the Scope of Government -Ch. 12: The Presidency o12.1Great ExpectationsWho They Are Outline of Current LectureHow They Got Thereo12.2Constitutional PowersExpansion of Power o12.3Vice PresidentCabinetExecutive OfficeLecture-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-Trial in Senate - 2/3 vote will decide guilt and remove from office -Watergate-Clinton's sex scandal o12.2 -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 o12.3 -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 makingNational 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 OMBOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)-Responsible for preparing the presidents
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