PSCI 1014 Lecture 4: Lecture 4
6 Oct 2016
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President as the head of the executive branch: elected by the electoral college for a four year term. Independent judiciary: justices serve for life after a presidential nomination and senate confirmation. The power of congress: largest number of expressed powers, including the commerce clause. It greatly expanded the influence of the federal government. Make all laws, tax, and declare war. Congress can justify almost everything it does through these two clauses. The power of the executive: limited enumerated powers with clear checks on presidential power. They knew that washington would be first president: their role was to negotiate treaty"s, greet ambassadors, appoint people, serve as. Commander-in-chief, and give a periodic state of the union. President should take care that the laws of the legislature be enforced : make sure the laws are executed in this country. Final jurisdiction: wasn"t until 1789 until lower courts were created, their major power is the supremacy clause.
