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US Presidency: Amendments, Impeachment and Requirements
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1What is the 22nd Amendment (1951):
- APrevents a president from serving more than 2-terms, or more than 10-years if he came to office via death, resignation, or impeachment of his predecessor.
- BDirects the president to appoint a new vice president, subject to the approval of both houses of Congress.
- CThe power delegated to the House of Representatives in the Constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other civil officers, including federal judges, with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
- DIs necessary in the House of Representatives to proceed with the impeachment process.
2What is the 25th Amendment (1967):
- APrevents a president from serving more than 2-terms, or more than 10-years if he came to office via death, resignation, or impeachment of his predecessor.
- BDirects the president to appoint a new vice president, subject to the approval of both houses of Congress.
- CThe formal body of presidential advisors who head the 15-executive departments. Until the Clinton administration, about 97-percent of all presidential nominations were confirmed by the Senate.
- D“To prevent or suspend the punishment of someone, especially a convicted criminal; a court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.”
3What are the Constitution Requirements for President:
- AThe formal body of presidential advisors who head the 15-executive departments. Until the Clinton administration, about 97-percent of all presidential nominations were confirmed by the Senate.
- BIs necessary in the House of Representatives to proceed with the impeachment process. A two-thirds majority vote is necessary in the Senate on any count contained in the Articles of Impeachment to remove a president or other civil officer from office. A majority vote is required in each chamber to approve the appointment of a new vice president.
- C“To prevent or suspend the punishment of someone, especially a convicted criminal; a court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.”
- D1) Be a natural-born citizen of the United States; 2) Be at least 35-years old; 3) Be a resident of the United States for 14-years or longer.
4Impeachment:
- AA president can exercise a check on judicial power through his or her authority to grant pardons or reprieves.
- BThe president has the authority to make treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate. Two-thirds of the senators present must approve a treaty for it to go into effect (Art. II, Sec. 2).
- CThe power delegated to the House of Representatives in the Constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other civil officers, including federal judges, with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
- DRequires the authorization of Congress to deploy troops overseas and limits the time of their deployment. After President Nixon vetoed this bill, Congress overrode it by a two-thirds majority in each chamber.
5Majority Vote:
- A“To prevent or suspend the punishment of someone, especially a convicted criminal; a court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.”
- BSpells out the process for rule-making in the federal bureaucracy. This “Act requires that: 1) Public notice of the time, place, and nature of the rule-making proceedings be provided in the Federal Register; 2) Interested parties be given the opportunity to submit written arguments and facts relevant to the rule; and 3) the statutory purpose and basis of the rule be stated.”
- CIncludes the Office of the Vice President; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and the OMB, CEA, and NSC. The EOP was created in 1939 to help FDR oversee New Deal programs.
- DIs necessary in the House of Representatives to proceed with the impeachment process. A two-thirds majority vote is necessary in the Senate on any count contained in the Articles of Impeachment to remove a president or other civil officer from office. A majority vote is required in each chamber to approve the appointment of a new vice president.
6Presidents who have been impeached by the House but not convicted by the Senate:
- AFormal international agreements entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent of the Senate.
Example: “In 2003…the Bush administration negotiated a 22-item executive agreement with Mexico to create a ‘smart border’ that would limit the movement of illegal aliens into the United States, while improving the flow of goods between the two nations” (Magleby 250).
Many presidents favor executive agreements over treaties. Executive agreements are not binding on subsequent administrations. - BAndrew Johnson - “An attempt to unseat Secretary of War Edwin Stanton led to Johnson’s impeachment on purely political charges brought by Republican Senators. Johnson was acquitted by one vote.”; Bill Clinton - “In 1999, Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on perjury and obstruction of justice charges but was acquitted by the Senate on both counts.”
- CThe formal body of presidential advisors who head the 15-executive departments. Until the Clinton administration, about 97-percent of all presidential nominations were confirmed by the Senate.
- DThe Constitution grants Congress the authority to declare war (Art. 1, Sec. 8). The commander in chief clause (Art. II, Sec. 2) and the take care clause (Art. II, Sec. 3) have been used by presidents since Lincoln to “wage war and to broaden various powers.”
- AFormal international agreements entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent of the Senate.
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