CAS PO 111 Lecture : 12___
4 Feb 2014
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The president core of our political life everyone can name him (or her: engages most people most of the time responsibilities, chief executive: in charge of executive branch names principal officers (cabinet heads, next tiers down/deputies) appointments subject to senate confirmation expectation that the president gets his picks, senior executive service moved from job to job, give president more say in who gets the best job in the civil service competitive application process, nonpartisan ultimately, if something isn"t going right, the president is responsible big decisions for day to day things not uncontested congress has sway over executive (hearings, legislation, etc, chief diplomat in charge of foreign relation (greatest power, federalist papers hamilton: secrecy, speed, and dispatch special competence, less publicly known, congress isn"t speedy, presidents can make effective decisions advantage of advice from state, defense, etc. departments, cia, nsa, 13 different intelligence organizations for foreign policy.
