the president's power often rests in his power to persuade-he must not only be able to forge links with members of congress but he must also have the support of the American people and the respect of foreign leaders; the abilities to persuade and to marshal the informal powers of the presidency have become more important over time
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power to persuade
the president's power often rests in his power to persuade-he must not only be able to forge links with members of congress but he must also have the support of the American people and the respect of foreign leaders; the abilities to persuade and to marshal the informal powers of the presidency have become more important over time
the Royal Governor
the earliest example of executive power in the colonies was the position of royal governor; they were appointed by the king of england to govern the colonies and were often at odds with the colonists and elected colonial legislatures because they were distrusted due to the fact that they were representatives of the crown; had the powers of appointment, military command, expenditure, pardon, and law making
executive branch and the articles of confederation
under the articles of confederation there was no executive branch
president of the congress
there were 18 men who served as the president of the continental congress of the US under the articles of confederaton who at least held the name of president despite having no actual power or authority in the new nation
the constitutional convention and the executive branch
when the delegates to the constitutional convention met in philidelphia to make a new government, there was little discussion of a need for an executive branch to implement congress's laws
the framers and the president
delegates suggested having multiple executives for the new branch, the framers agreed executive authority should be vested in one person which went over well because they agreed that George Washington would make a great first president
qualifications
constitution requires that the president be a natural born citizen of the US, at least 35 yrs old, and a resident of the US for at least 14 years
fear of "constitutional monarch"
the two term precedent set by George Washington became traditional and remained the standard for 150 years, avoiding the Framers' much feared "constitutional monarch"- a perpetually reelected tyrant
term limit under article II of constitution
the framers decided on a four year term with eligibility for reelection
twenty-second amendment
adopted in 1951, prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than 10 years if he came to office via the death or impeachment of his predecessor
office of vice president
a vice president who succeeds a president due to death, resignation, or impeachment is eligible for a total of 10 years in office: 2 years of a president's remaining term and two elected terms, or more than two years of a president's term followed by one elected term; VP was not paid much attention during the framers time but the office was given the authority to vote in congress in the event of a tie and named it the presiding officer of the Senate
impeachment
the 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"; first step in removing such government officials from office; establishes a way to check the power of the president and makes it so th
