Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
Executive and Diplomatic Powers
 The
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power to issue executive orders
Rules, regulation or directive with the effect of
law
This power comes from the constitution and acts
of Congress
 With
the senates approval the President chooses
many of the top ranking federal offices in the
government
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Ambassadors and diplomats
Cabinet members and top aids
Heads of some agencies
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EPA, NASA
All federal judges, US Marshals and US attorneys
All officers in the Armed Forces
 Opposite
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side of the Appointment power
How to remove a Presidential Appointee is not
specifically discussed in the Constitution
It was decided that the President can remove any
appointee at his discretion
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NOT FEDERAL JUDGES
Johnson impeached
 Treaty:
a formal agreement between two or
more sovereign states
 Senate approve all treaties with a 2/3 vote
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Only approves doesn’t ratify
They can be rejected
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1920: Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI and
created the League of Nations
 Treaties
have the same legal standing as acts
of Congress
A
pact between the President and the head
of a foreign state
 Does not require Senate approval
 US and Brittan at the beginning of WWII
 When
the President receives a diplomatic
representative from another Sovereign State
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Acknowledges the legal existence of that state
and government
Doesn’t have to be our friend
 Shows
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the US’s pleasure or displeasure
Persona non grata
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Recall of a nations ambassadors