POLISCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Theodore Roosevelt
11 Dec 2014
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Concerns of founders: balance liberty and order, fear of monarchy , hamilton: need energy in the executive, unity, duration of office, adequate resources, sufficient powers. Electoral college: states decide how to choose electors , apportioned them on basis of population (big states favor, every state gets at least 3 votes (small states favor, how it works, win majority of 538 electoral votes (need 270, winner take all system in most states, state electors meet in state capitol week after election tuesday, results sent to presiding officer of the senate (the vp, if no majority, goes to house of reps. : give to the congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient (article 2, section 3: veto legislation passed by congress, convene special session of congress on extraordinary occasions , chief diplomat, make treaties with the advice and consent of the senate (article 2, sec.
