Post on 02-Jan-2016
THE PRESIDENT Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
PART 8Legislative and Judicial Powers
RECOMMENDING LEGISLATION(LEGISLATIVE POWER)
Constitution says the President must give a State of the UnionMessage to the entire Legislative Branch
House of Representatives and SenateHere he will outline where the country is
currently and what he wishes to see happen in the future
VETO POWER(LEGISLATIVE POWER)
After a bill passes through both the House and the Senate it goes to the PresidentHe has 4 options to deal with the bill
Sign it: Bill becomes a law Veto it: Bill does not become a law and goes back
to Congress Do Nothing: After 10 days of doing nothing it
becomes a law Pocket Veto: at the end of a Congressional session
( 10 days of ending)The President can do nothing and the Bill diesMany bills come to a vote at the end of the
session so this is not unusual
VETO POWER CONT When a Veto is used the WHOLE Bill dies
and goes back to CongressBUT during Clintons presidency Congress
gave him the power of the Line Item Veto The President has the power to veto parts of a
Spending BillThis power was taken away by the Supreme
Court Stating that congress did not have the ability to
give that kind of power
JUDICIAL POWERS Constitution gives the President the
Power to:Reprieve: postponement of ExecutionPardon: Legal forgiveness of a crimeClemency: mercy or leniency in a crime
This is only for Federal CrimesNo state jurisdiction
He also has to power to:Commute: Lesson or reduce the length of a
sentence or fineAmnesty: blanket pardon to a group of
offenders