A: A line item veto allows whoever has that power to veto specific parts of a bill not just the whole bill. The only president to have this power was Clinton but it was deemed unconstitutional and the power was removed from the presidency.

A: The Line Item Veto was a 1996 law granting the president the authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriations bills and tax provisions that apply to only a few people. Once the president signed taxing or spending bills, he had five days to propose recissions; such recissions or cuts could only become law only if Congress passed them as separate bills which could then be subject to presidential veto. In 1998, the Supreme Court declared the power unconstitutional in Clinton v. City of New York, 1998.

A.) The power of the President has grown in many ways over the years. One way the President has gained power is by the use of executive orders and all the other executive priveliges in that catagory. Anytime the President sends troops over to war with out consent from congress, he gains power. Through the electronic throne the president has also gained much power. He is the only one who is capable of being able to talk directly to the people, reps and Senators have almost no ability to do this.

A: The War Powers Act was created during Nixon’s term in office to help the congressional branch of government control the executive in time of “war”, especially in matters of foreign affair. This is another check of power for the imperial presidency and is especially strong at keeping rebuttals of war from being too rash by maintaining that the president cannot authorize any military actions without a 48 hour notice to get approval from Congress. Some more provisions of this Act are that it forces the US troops to withdraw after 60-90 days, must consult Congress to engage in combat, and Congress can authorize a non-overridable withdraw of the troops. This is substantially controversial due to its vast usurping of power from the Commander in Chief to Congress. This takes away the purpose of having a Commander in Chief, because their purpose is to be a single, quick acting individual, not a slow and bickering group.

How can the President reclaim power after being disabled? Is there anything than could prevent him from taking power back?

There are two sources of power for executive orders. The first is Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution says “[the President] shall take care that the Laws be faithfully executed”. This gives the President the power to make sure that all the laws of the United States, using any means necessary. I suppose this could be the elastic clause of the Presidency. The second is tradition. Every President has, in some manner, issued executive orders to get things done. Only in recent years, starting with FDR and the rise of the “Imperial Presidency”, have executive orders been used in increasing amounts.

The Imperial presidency is the concept or argument that the president has too much power, that it has grown too much, and has too broad of powers. This is an argument that developed following the Nixon years, after the Watergate scandal.

The imperiled presidency is a phrase that Gerald Ford used to describe the weakening of the office that Jimmy Carter had perpetrated. This concept says that the presidency should be stronger than it is.

There are usually sharp turnabouts in opinion regarding this issue. People who are under a president in office argue for an imperiled presidency, while those who have left may tend toward an Imperial Presidency.

Direct election of the president would ensure that the peoples voice would be heard. Each vote would count and people would feel that their vote was worthwhile (which is a controversial problem with voters today). The compromise is what we have today, the electoral college. This was the best way to ensure the right president would be chosen. The founders did not trust the will of the people so they put a group of individuals between the people and the president. This allowed for the delegates to ensure the right man would hold the office of President of the United States.

Why are executive orders important to the President?
Executive orders allow the President to get what he wants, without congressional interference. They also carry out his policy goals quicker because there is no debate in the houses. Executive orders also gives the President more power of the bureaucracy.

What are some examples of recent executive orders?
FDR issued an order to intern all of the Japanese-Americans during World War II
Truman ends segregation in the armed forces and civil service.
President Obama’s order to close down Guantánamo Bay

Article 2, Section 3:
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Also, the president is the head of the executive branch- which gives him imperial power.

Executive orders are relevant to the imperial presidency because it expands the power that the President has. They are just as binding as a law, but the President does not have to pass them through Congress, making the executive order take effect immediately instead of having to wander through Congress. An example of an executive order is that of President Obama shutting down Guantanamo Bay. He ordered it to close with out having to make it pass through Congress. President Bush created the Office of Homeland Security using an executive order.

Well, let’s see here. I would have to say that the president obtains more power when they control the majority in Congress. I believe this because Congress controls all the bills and stuff, whereas people just like the president if he (or potentially “she” haha) is popular. Congress would be more likely to go along with the president if they were of the same party because they have similar belifs.

The direct election of the President allows for Democracy which is what this country stands for. The founders feared that the people would be swayed by demagogues who would lead the people to elect someone who is not up to the job of being President. The compromise was that there would be an electoral college whose duty it would be to elect the President. This College was to be made up of learned citizens from each state who would be able to make a wise decision on whom would run the country. The founders believed that there would be gridlock when electing the President. This would lead to the election of the President by the House and of the Vice President by the Senate.

A:An Executive Agreement is like a treaty but it doesn’t require Senate ratification. Currently Executive Agreements are used for more important treaties. This is because ratifying a treaty takes time and some Presidents don’t want to take the time to wait for ratification.

An Executive order is a regulation that is issued by the president and it carries the force of law. This is one method the president has in order to control the bureaucracy.

A. The Congressional Review Act was a part of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 also called the Contract with America Advancement Act. It allows Congress to review every new federal regulation issued by government agencies and by passage of a joint resolution, overrule a legislation. For further clarification, a joint resolution is pretty much the same thing as a bill, that requires the same approval from the Senate and House before it can be presented to the President.

The power of the President has grown through the increasing prominence of the United States as a world power, through the development of technology, and through the powers that Presidents’ have acquired by being the head of the American military and the wars that America has fought in.

ANSWER: The purpose of the War Powers Act was for congress to have a greater say in introduction of troops. One event that spurred it was Vietnam. The law required the president to consult with congress before using military force, mandated withdrawal after 60 days unless congress granted and extension, and made it so, at any time, congress could pas a concurren resolution ending participation in hostilaties. Today, it is not really still affecting either branch because every president has ignored. The reason for this is because most people believe that if this act were to go in front of the supreme court it would be ruled unconstitutional because it is a legislative veto.

Answer: In Clinton vs. New York (1998) the congress struck down line item veto because it was a violation of separation of powers. The line item veto would have enabled the president to legislate, a function reserved only for Congress.

Simply put, the line-item veto gave the President too much power. The Supreme Court decided that the system of checks and balances is in place for a reason, and this power put the President a step above the legislative branch. Also, a common criticism was that in addition to being called “The Chief Executive,” he could now be referred to as “The Chief Legislator.” As seen in the Constitution, the legislative branch is supposed to be the highest legislator, not the President.

It is also good to note that many Governors still have the power of the line-item veto…

Executive agreements are as binding as treaties, but don’t require the consent of the Senate and deal with routine, non-controversial subjects.
Executive orders are as binding as laws, but don’t require the consent of Congress.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was created in 1921 out of the Bureau of the Budget. Its major responsibility is to prepare the President’s budget.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s purpose is analyzing the President’s budget and making economic projections about the performance of the economy, the cost of proposed policies and the economic effects of taxing and spending alternatives.

In what became known as the “Pentagon Papers Case,” the Nixon Administration attempted to prevent the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study regarding the history of United States activities in Vietnam. The President argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. This case was decided together with United States v. Washington Post Co.

In its per curiam opinion the Court held that the government did not overcome the “heavy presumption against” prior restraint of the press in this case. Justices Black and Douglas argued that the vague word “security” should not be used “to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.” Justice Brennan reasoned that since publication would not cause an inevitable, direct, and immediate event imperiling the safety of American forces, prior restraint was unjustified.

A:
1. President my sign the bill

2. President may veto the bill

3. President may ignore the bill-he would wait 10 business days until the bill simply went into law

4. President may pocket veto the bill-he would wait ten business days after congress has ajourned and the bill simply dies becuase he has neither signed nor vetoed the bill.

How do these organizations serve the President?

In order to impeach a president, the House of Representatives must, by a majority vote, indict the president for “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Then the Senate tries the president, with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding. In order to remove the president from office, the Senate must convict the president with a two-thirds vote.

And also, what are hold and how are they used?

I believe that the president is much more powerful when they have a high approval rating (popularity) because of two reasons. The first is that if the people really like the president (example being 70% approval), then the Congress is more likely to vote for the president’s suggestions. This is due to the fact that Congress is supposed to represent it’s constituents: if many people like the president, then the Congress members should be in favor of the president as well. Secondly, if you look at the honeymoon period of the president, it is almost always at their highest approval rating, and at this time, most of the bills are passed.

A: The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice and is the chief law enforcement officer of the U.S. government. He/she also represents the government in the Supreme Court (U.S. Attorneys represent the government at federal/district courts). The Attorney General requires Presidential nomination and Senate approval.

The Attorney General was established as a part of the Judiciary Act of 1789. Currently the U.S. Attorney General is Eric Holder.

I do believe that it arose when the Times got a hold of leaked information concerning the Watergate scandals. Nixon attempted to sue the Times for printing the details. The Supreme Court then ruled that the U.S. Government couldn’t get the Times in trouble for something that they were planning to print yet had not done so. Nixon’s justification was that the information was classified information. However, the Court ruled the case as a violation of the First Amendment together with the case United States v. Washington Post Co.