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