PowerPoint for Presidency lectures for PS 101 American Government at the University of Kentucky, Spring 2007. Dr. Christopher S. Rice, Instructor.

1. The Presidency Dr. Christopher S. Rice

4. The Dormant Presidency

5. Setting precedents Early US presidents & their actions…

14. Expansion of Presidential Power

15. 4 Factors

16. Expansion of Presidential Power Energy

17. Expansion of Presidential Power Energy Vague Constitutional Provisions

18. Expansion of Presidential Power Energy Changing Public Expectations Vague Constitutional Provisions

19. Expansion of Presidential Power Energy Changing Public Expectations Congressional Delegation of Power,Authority Vague Constitutional Provisions

21. Roles of the President

22. Chief of State

23. Commander-in-Chief

24. Chief Legislator

25. Manager of the Economy

27. Employment Act of 1946

28. Chief Diplomat

30. The President’s Limited Powers

69. Signing Statements

70. “ I find these signing statements are to Bush and Cheney's presidency what steroids were to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding. Like Schwarzenegger with his steroids, Bush does not deny using his signing statements; does not like talking about using them; and believes that they add muscle. But like steroids, signing statements ultimately lead to serious trouble. ” John Dean, former Nixon White House Counsel

71. Signing Statements Statements appended to bills signed into law by the president which function as directives to executive branch departments and agencies as to how they are to implement the relevant law.

72. Source: CBS News

73. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006)

75. In recent years, signing statements have been used to effectively nullify legislation as it relates to the Executive Branch, rather than veto it .

77. Source: New York Times

78. Signing Statements MONROE to CARTER

79. Signing Statements REAGAN to CLINTON

80. President Bush’s Signing Statements 147 TOTAL 1 2007 23 2006 14 2005 24 2004 27 2003 34 2002 24 2001 Number of Signing Statements YEAR

81. How are President Bush’s signing statements different?

82. Generally, President Bush's signing statements tend to be brief and very broad, & seldom cite the authority on which the president is relying for his reading of the law.

83. Signing Statements EXAMPLES

84. Signing Statements PROBLEMS

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97. ACTIVE PASSIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE Passive-Negative Passive-Positive Active-Negative Active-Positive

105. ACTIVE PASSIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE Passive-Negative Passive-Positive Active-Negative Active-Positive

113. ACTIVE PASSIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE Passive-Negative Passive-Positive Active-Negative Active-Positive

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132. “… the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.” John Adams, the first Vice-President

133. “… not worth a pitcher of warm piss.” John Nance Garner, the 32nd Vice-President

134. “ Once there were two brothers. One went away to sea; the other was elected Vice-President of the United States. And nothing was ever heard of either of them again.” Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th Vice-President