PLS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: War Powers Resolution, Executive Privilege, Civil Service Retirement System
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Acting more like a king than a president. Mark expansion of the powers of the presidency over the years. Controls entire executive branch including all federal agencies. Veto actions (including those explicitly required by a law congress has. *20th century and beyond: growth of executive, presidents assume administrative duties. *official head of us armed forces (art. 2 sec. 2 of constitution) *treaties: contracts or formal agreements with other countries. *executive agreements: like a treaty but doesn"t need to be ratified, can"t supersede any part of. Us law, not mentioned in constitution, informal deals, now more common in us foreign relations than treaties. Congress must either accept or reject presidents actions. War powers resolution (1973): limits presidents ability to conduct war operations without congresses approval, must inform congress within 48hrs of putting troops into military action & requires operation end within 60 days. Take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Emancipation proclamation, fdr"s order to relocate all japanese-
