THE PRESIDENCY
Key Topics:
What kind of presidency did the Founding Father envisage?
What are the formal powers of the president?
What are the powers of the vice president?
What is the cabinet, how is it appointed, how is it used and how important is it?
What role is played by the executive office of the President?
How can the president get his way with Congress?
What forms of direct authority does the President possess?
What are the theories of the presidential power?
What is the president’s role in foreign policy?
What limitations exist on presidential power?
What factors effect presidential success?
How do UK PM and US Pres’ offices compare?
Creation of the Presidency
FF created president who was head of state and head of government – they are
personification of nation
FF created a singular executive – ‘The executive power should be vested in the
President of the US’. The cabinet cannot be a decision-making body.
They created an indirectly elected president – chosen by Electors in Electoral
College system; has been adapted into direct election but aspects of system still
remain.
Created a limited/checked president. Feared tyranny, especially from the executive
branch, as they escaped King George III in England.
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Key Topics:
What kind of presidency did the Founding Father envisage?
What are the formal powers of the president?
What are the powers of the vice president?
What is the cabinet, how is it appointed, how is it used and how important is it?
What role is played by the executive office of the President?
How can the president get his way with Congress?
What forms of direct authority does the President possess?
What are the theories of the presidential power?
What is the president’s role in foreign policy?
What limitations exist on presidential power?
What factors effect presidential success?
How do UK PM and US Pres’ offices compare?
Creation of the Presidency
FF created president who was head of state and head of government – they are
personification of nation
FF created a singular executive – ‘The executive power should be vested in the
President of the US’. The cabinet cannot be a decision-making body.
They created an indirectly elected president – chosen by Electors in Electoral
College system; has been adapted into direct election but aspects of system still
remain.
Created a limited/checked president. Feared tyranny, especially from the executive
branch, as they escaped King George III in England.
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