ANSWER KEY Claim of Constitutional Constitutional Checks on Past Presidential Limits by the Presidential Claim of Power Power Actions as Precedent People or Politics Power Congress passes laws, e.g. FDR recognized Soviet Elections Article II executive trade sanctions Union President Public opinion powers: Congress appropriates Nixon recognized controls Protests Receive foreign money Communist China nation’s Media ambassadors Senate ratifies treaties with Obama uses executive foreign Democratic Submit treaties 2/3 vote agreement with Iran and policy principles to Senate Judicial branch—courts, European nations to limit Economy judicial review Iran’s nuclear capacity Elections Congress declares war Kennedy, Nixon, Johnson Public opinion Congress appropriates money military action in Vietnam President Article II executive Protests Congress passes laws, e.g. Kennedy, Cuban Missile controls the power: Media War Powers Act Crisis military Commander in Chief Democratic Judicial branch—courts, Direct and secret principle—control of judicial review negotiations with Kruschev the abuse of power President’s Congress passes laws T. Roosevelt—executive Elections duty to Article II executive Congress appropriates money orders promoting Public opinion faithfully powers: President nominates with conservation and reserves Protests execute the Oath of office and consent” of the of federal land Media “advice Office of the Appointment Senate Obama executive order Democratic President power Judicial branch—courts, prioritizes INS resources to principle—rule of and laws judicial review deportation of criminals law
ANSWER KEY Claim of Presidential Power Constitutional Claim of Power Constitutional Checks on Power Past Presidential Actions as Precedent Limits by the People or Politics President controls nation’s foreign policy Article II executive powers: Receive foreign ambassadors Submit treaties to Senate Congress passes laws, e.g. trade sanctions Congress appropriates money Senate ratifies treaties with 2/3 vote Judicial branch—courts, judicial review FDR recognized Soviet Union Nixon recognized Communist China Obama uses executive agreement with Iran and European nations to limit Iran’s nuclear capacity Elections Public opinion Protests Media Democratic principles Economy President controls the military Article II executive power: Commander in Chief Congress declares war Congress appropriates money Congress passes laws, e.g. War Powers Act Judicial branch—courts, judicial review Kennedy, Nixon, Johnson military action in Vietnam Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis Direct and secret negotiations with Kruschev Elections Public opinion Protests Media Democratic principle—control of the abuse of power President’s duty to faithfully execute the Office of the President and laws Article II executive powers: Oath of office Appointment power Congress passes laws Congress appropriates money President nominates with “advice and consent” of the Senate Judicial branch—courts, judicial review T. Roosevelt—executive orders promoting conservation and reserves of federal land Obama executive order prioritizes INS resources to deportation of criminals Elections Public opinion Protests Media Democratic principle—rule of law
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