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| Directive rule or regulation that has the effect of law. |
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| Power to issue executive orders |
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| Positions Appointed by the President |
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1. Ambassadors & other diplomats
2. Cabinet members and their top aides
3. Heads of independent agencies
4. Federal judges, U.S Marshalls, and attorneys
5. Officers in the armed forces |
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| Power to remove any official a president has appointed except a judge. |
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| President usually works with the secretary of state in negotiating treaties. |
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| How many votes are needed from the senate for a treaty to be approved? |
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| Treaties must be approved by 2/3 votes in the senate |
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| Pact between the president and the head of a foreign state do not required senates approval |
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Power to acknowledge the legal existence of a country and its govt.
Power to withdraw a diplomat or expel a diplomat from another country. |
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Can wage undeclared war.
Congress has not declared war since WWII.
War Powers Act |
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1. President must report to congress within 48 hours of sending troops.
2. combat must end within 60 days unless congress agrees to let them stay longer
3. Congress may end the commitment with a current resolution |
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| Must veto the whole bill, can't veto a small part of the bill |
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| Power of the president to postpone a sentence |
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| legal forgiveness of a crime |
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