unit 6 chapter 9, section 1 presidential powers mr. young american government
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Unit 6Unit 6Chapter 9, Section 1Chapter 9, Section 1
Presidential PowersPresidential Powers
Mr. YoungMr. Young
American GovernmentAmerican Government
Essential QuestionEssential Question
What are the What are the sources of (both sources of (both formal and formal and informal) and informal) and limits to the limits to the powers of the powers of the president?president?
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
1.1. Constitutional Powers of the President as Constitutional Powers of the President as described in the Constitutiondescribed in the Constitution
2.2. Informal sources of Power that have lead Informal sources of Power that have lead to a increase in Presidential Powersto a increase in Presidential Powers
3.3. Limit on the Power by Congress, Federal Limit on the Power by Congress, Federal Courts, Bureaucracy, and the PeopleCourts, Bureaucracy, and the People
Animaniacs VideoAnimaniacs Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy0wRLD5s8&feature=relatedv=Vvy0wRLD5s8&feature=related
Created with CautionCreated with Caution
Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question
Why do you think that the Why do you think that the founders created the office founders created the office of President with Caution?of President with Caution?
Answer: Did not Answer: Did not want one person want one person
with too much with too much powerpower
Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics
Independent ExecutiveIndependent Executive
Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question
1.1.The executive branch The executive branch carries out or enforces carries out or enforces the laws of which branch the laws of which branch of government?of government?
Answer: Answer: CongressCongress
Photo of the 38Photo of the 38thth Congress Congress
No Direct Participation in VotingNo Direct Participation in Voting
Constitutional PowersConstitutional Powers
Commander in ChiefCommander in Chief
Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question
1.1. Why do you think that they gave the Why do you think that they gave the President the power of being President the power of being Commander-in-chief?Commander-in-chief?
2.2. Why do you think that the founders did Why do you think that the founders did not make it a requirement for the not make it a requirement for the President to have military experience?President to have military experience?
Answer: They Answer: They wanted a civilian wanted a civilian who would not who would not
always want waralways want war
Head of Executive BranchHead of Executive Branch
Chief ExecutiveChief Executive
Judicial Powers of PresidentJudicial Powers of President
Legislative PowersLegislative Powers
44 Presidents in 4 minutes44 Presidents in 4 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnjczCkS2cAv=GnjczCkS2cA
Informal Sources of PowerInformal Sources of Power
Thomas JeffersonThomas JeffersonLouisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson VideoJefferson Video
http://www.history.com/shows/the-http://www.history.com/shows/the-presidents/videos/jefferson-expands-presidents/videos/jefferson-expands-executive-power#jefferson-expands-executive-power#jefferson-expands-executive-powerexecutive-power
Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt
Lincoln in 1863Lincoln in 1863Lincoln in February 1865Lincoln in February 1865
Lincoln in April 1865Lincoln in April 1865Civil WarCivil War
Lincoln and Habeas CorpusLincoln and Habeas Corpus
http://www.5min.com/Video/Lincolns-Abuse-http://www.5min.com/Video/Lincolns-Abuse-of-the-Presidential-Power-294084084of-the-Presidential-Power-294084084First a definition: The Latin phrase habeas corpus means "you have the body." The First a definition: The Latin phrase habeas corpus means "you have the body." The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus refers to a common-law tradition that establishes a privilege of the writ of habeas corpus refers to a common-law tradition that establishes a person's right to appear before a judge before being imprisoned. When a judge issues person's right to appear before a judge before being imprisoned. When a judge issues the writ, he commands a government official to bring a prisoner before the court so he the writ, he commands a government official to bring a prisoner before the court so he can assess the legality of the prisoner's detention. When the privilege of the writ is can assess the legality of the prisoner's detention. When the privilege of the writ is suspended, the prisoner is denied the right to secure such a writ and therefore can be suspended, the prisoner is denied the right to secure such a writ and therefore can be held without trial indefinitely. Habeas corpus is the only common-law tradition enshrined held without trial indefinitely. Habeas corpus is the only common-law tradition enshrined in the Constitution, which also explicitly defines when it can be overridden. Article I, in the Constitution, which also explicitly defines when it can be overridden. Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution says, "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be Section 9 of the Constitution says, "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”it.”
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/histor…http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/histor…
Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt
George W BushGeorge W Bush
Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question
How did each of these How did each of these Presidents use informal Presidents use informal sources of Power to sources of Power to expand the powers of the expand the powers of the President?President?
AnswerAnswer
By doing things By doing things that had never that had never really been done really been done before.before.
Mandate of the PeopleMandate of the People
Limitation by CongressLimitation by Congress
Impeachment of Pres. ClintonImpeachment of Pres. Clinton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GgPo2cHFq0v=4GgPo2cHFq0
Limitation by the Federal CourtsLimitation by the Federal Courts
Limitation by BureaucracyLimitation by Bureaucracy
Limitation by Public OpinionLimitation by Public Opinion
Essential QuestionEssential Question
What are the What are the sources of (both sources of (both formal and formal and informal) and informal) and limits to the limits to the powers of the powers of the president?president?
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