He acknowledges foreign governments, and under the advice and consent of the Senate, basically asserts these foreign governments as credible. As Chief Legislator it is the president’s job to impact the legislation that is introduced to Congress. One of the most recognizable items of business the president does as Chief Legislator is his annual State of the Union Address. I think that at this stage of Obama’s presidential
OMB vs. CBO POLS210: American Government I, Essay November 25, 2014 The role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) are vastly different but yet overlap in some areas. The primary mission of the OMB is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of his budget and to manage its administration by the Executive Branch agencies. The CBO’s mission is to provide Congress with objective, timely, non-partisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions with the information and estimates required for congressional budget process. The OMB is the largest element of the Executive Office of the President. Their job is to report directly to the President and assist in a wide variety of executive departments and agencies across the Federal Government to execute the priorities of the President.
of State). Explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed, with reference to specific actions or events that occurred. “President Reagan laid out his doctrine in his State of the Union Address of
It is simple; it is called the Chain of Command. The President of The United States gets elected at large via the people of the United States. He is their representative and becomes what the military at large calls “The Commander in Chief”. This elected official also takes an oath to uphold the Constitution. Since he represents the people, he can instruct or order the military to do various functions.
D. Executive Branch Congress organized the executive branch with three main departments¾War, State, and Treasury¾and granted the President the authority to dismiss appointed officials. E. Federal Judiciary The Judiciary Act established a Supreme Court, defined federal jurisdiction, created district and appeals courts, and allowed for appeals from state courts to federal courts. III. Domestic Policy Under Washington and Hamilton A. Washington’s First Steps Washington understood the importance his actions would have as precedents, and moved cautiously at first. B. Alexander Hamilton Hamilton’s zeal had attracted the favor of Washington, who appointed him Secretary of the Treasury.
His more famous name, Publicola, meant ‘friend of the people’,” [5] By April 1788 the men had published seventy-seven of The Federalist essays. All three authors drew on their experiences in national politics and the military. The two main authors, Hamilton and Madison, were a key part of the activities leading to the Federal Convention and the drafting of the Constitution. In fact all three of these men went on to great things. James Madison became the fourth President of the United States and is considered the father of the Constitution; Alexander Hamilton was part of George Washington’s cabinet as the first Secretary of the Treasury, in this position he formed economic policy for the United States that is still used today; and John Jay was
The Secretary of Defense and the President together have the sole authority to launch strategic nuclear weapons. All nuclear weapons are governed by the two-man rule, even at the highest levels in government. This means that both individuals, the SecDef and the President must agree before a strategic nuclear strike may be ordered. The Secretary of Defense, is the head of the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense is assisted by a Deputy Secretary and five Under Secretaries in the fields of Acquisition, Technology & Logistics; Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer; Intelligence; Personnel & Readiness; and arguably the most important, Policy. All of these positions require the confirmation of the Senate.
Both Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) and Tony Blair (1997-2007) have been described by some commentators as Prime Ministers who, whilst in office, had presidential-like characteristics. Thatcher was described as presidential because she was known to dominate cabinet discussions and was an example of spatial leadership. Tony Blair was known to avoid making discussion in cabinets, in order to avoid confrontation and instead discuss policy with a handful of close colleagues; this is known as ‘sofa politics’, which was similar to Harold Wilson’s ‘kitchen cabinet’. The UK Prime Minister is now effectively a President as the cabinet and key government departments have seen their role taken over by the prime minister and a small group of Downing Street officials and advisers. Thus the machinery of the central government has become increasingly similar to that of the White House machinery.
| POWER: Collecting taxes | Example: Tom Cole. Oklahoma on sales taxes | EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT | PART ONE: Basic information | 1. List the name of the President of the United States and Political Party: | 2. List the name of the Vice President of the United States and Political Party: | PART TWO: Images to illustrate powers given to the President by the Constitution: | POWER:Issue Executive Orders | POWER:Veto laws the Congress passed | POWER:Recommend laws to Congress | Image: | Image: | Image: | PART THREE: An example of the President using a Constitutional Power. | POWER:Issue an Executive OrderJUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT | PART ONE: Basic Information 1.
For instance, the President and his relation to habeas corpus. The Commander-in-Chief clause states that “[t]he President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States” (U.S.CONST. art. II, § 2). When evaluating the President’s relationship in regards to habeas corpus, one must first consider whether or not the President even has the right to confine individuals.