Unit 3-Discussion Board

Executive power is vested in the office of the President of the United States. The President has the dual role of being the chief of state and the head of government. The President is also commander in chief of the armed forces. He issues executive orders, and appoints Supreme Court justices (with senate approval). The president is also called "the chief legislator" because he indirectly proposes many bills, considers all bills from Congress and signs them into law or vetoes them.

The president has the power to sign bills into laws. The president also has the power to veto laws and send them back to the house. If a disagreement between the house and executive branch, the president has the authority. The president may also appoint or remove justices from their seats if needed.

Under the first Article in the Constitution, the U.S. Congress is the first branch and is also known as the most important representative body of the world. They are among the other few national representative bodies that acquire powers of governance. The U.S. Congress is made up of two chambers, The House of Representatives and The Senate. The two most important powers given to any government are the power of force and the power over money, and the U.S. Congress has the authority over the two. They have a lot of power in their hands (Lowi, 130).

The president also has the power Veto laws passed by congress. The president has the power to make political appointment and negotiate treaties with foreign countries, however this power also requires the approval of the senate. The President is responsible for making a for appointing his cabinet and federal judges. The president is capable of calling congress in session and the power to adjourn congress.

This Article is composed of nineteen sections and covers the legislative powers the state can employ. I will not list all nineteen sections, but to highlight some of the areas covered are the composition of the Senate and House of Representatives, elections of members, terms, qualifications, and disqualifications of members, members pay, approval and veto of bills, and impeachment.

The Legislative branch is headed by Congress which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. They have the power to pass laws, originating spending bills, impeaching officials, and approving treaties. Article I has a huge influence over our country because of the enormous power that the Legislative branch possesses. Article I gives Congress its powers and limits. The Legislative branch principal mission is to make laws. Article I creates two sections of Congress which are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Creating two sections is important to the democratic principles because it prevents a single group or individual from having too much power. The Legislative branch also has the power to check and balance the other two federal branches. Article I also creates a democratic process of voting by selecting each House of Representatives and Senate of the United States. One meaningful aspect of article I is that it explains the duties of Congress regarding money, citizenship, and war. I strongly believe that article I is one of the most important articles because it establishes the responsibilities of the Legislative branch while also distributing the power so laws are passed democracy.

Executive agreements that the United States is party to now vastly outnumber the amount of treaties to which it is party. (2009,) Pages 437-440 This proliferation of executive agreements is worrying because treaties signify a broader consensus and a larger degree of national commitment. With this in mind, Congress adopted the Case Amendment in 1972, which requires the President to report the text of any agreements he enacts, but this has been honored more in the breach than in the observance. The President is also Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, a directive that presidents have often seen as a green light to employ forces wherever and whenever they choose.

The President and Vice-President together represent the Executive Branch, the president can implement the laws as executive orders and serves up to two four year terms. The presidential powers are to serve as commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. With the Advice and Consent of congress, he may appoint officials, officers, federal judges, and ambassadors. He may also convene congress in special sessions,

According to the Constitution of the United States, there are only two specified roles of the vice president. One of them enables the vice president to be the deciding vote in the case of a tie in the Senate. The other specified role requires

To start off I will be talking about the Legislative Branch. And the definition of the Legislative branch is: the part of the United States government that creates laws. Whenever you read about congress people in the Senate or House debating a law, you 're reading about the legislative branch: the branch of the government that writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called legislating. First is how the Legislative branch uses the checks and balances and checks the other houses. The Legislative Branch can check the executive branch by a couple ways: Override the presidential vetoes with a two-thirds vote, may remove president through impeachment, and the senate approving treaties. The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by: removing judges through impeachment, creating lower courts, and the senate approving the appointments of judges. Next is the Speaker of the House and its role; his institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House. The Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President. The Senate President Pro Tempore’s job is; is similar to the Speaker of the House but more limited. For example of the Pro Tempore’s job is to act as in the President of the Senate or Vice President when he/she is absent. Next is the Majority and

If the president nominates the judge; that nominee is then interviewed by a senate judiciary committee, in this processes the committee will send out “blue slips” to the state senators that the judgeship resides in to confirm the nomination. If the state senators do not send back these “blue slips” the nominee is not recommended to the full senate. In the case with Supreme court Justice Nominees, the President works with the White House and multiple states, of the district that the Supreme Court vacancy resides in, instead of just one specific state. At this point after the senate judiciary committed signs off on the nominee, the nominee will then be voted on in the full senate; however, the process can also prove difficult as getting a hearing scheduled for the vote can be blocked by the minority party in the senate via filibuster. Finally, if a nominee is able to get a simple majority vote on the senate floor, they sworn in and appointed as a new federal judge or Supreme Court

The presidency ranks among the most important in the United States. Under the Constitution, the President serves as head of the state and head of government. The President has the tremendous power to initiate as well as implement foreign policy through response to foreign events through Commander in Chief, and negotiate treaties as Chief Diplomat, which is greater power than over domestic matters. The President has two additional informal but influential powers in foreign affairs, the ability to decide the national plan by addressing issues that the public might have, and the power to compel the nation to a particular course of action. The president also has the power to recommend foreign policy officials such as Secretary of State.

The President is the commander in chief of the armed forces. Although Congress constitutionally has to approve war, past presidents have bypassed Congress to declare war. The War Powers Act attempted to limit the president’s ability to send armed forces overseas “by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities” (“War Powers Act”). However, Congress has not approved any forces to go overseas since World War II. As America's chief diplomat, the president has the power to make treaties to be approved by the Senate. The president can also influence foreign policy by appointing US diplomats and foreign aid

The Legislative Branch also called“National assembly” has two legislative bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate.The two bodies share many similarity powers. Including legislation, constitutional amendments, and passing of annual Appropriations Bills. The house task is to approve or disapprove new legislation from the cabinet, if they do not approve it, then the two bodies resolve it out.If that does not resolve, then they will forward it to the king. The Senate duty is to examine draft legislation, they decide if  they want to expand period for examination.If the Senate rejects the bill then, it is deferred.

Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The Vice President is also the President of the Senate.The Congress debates on and approves bills concerning various matters and approves all treaties and all nominations to key foreign policy postings. The most important authority given to Congress overall is the power to declare war. But there has always been a tension between this and the president's constitutional role as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.