POL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Signing Statement

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 102
• Professor: John Ryan

Document Summary

All the things that will happen starting on wednesday. Everything that"s going on behind the scenes. Caucus- is a system of local gatherings where voters decide which candidate to support and select delegates for nominating conventions. Primary- is a statewide voting process in which voters cast secret ballots for their preferred candidates. Joint sessions of the united states congress are the gatherings together of the. Joint sessions are held on special occasions such as the state of the union address and presidential inaugurations. Most of the time, secretary of state, or vice president. Result of the president dying of natural causes. First time it happened was when john tyler became president. The formal powers confused and had no idea what to do. (cid:498)the excessive power shall be vested in a president of the united states. (cid:499) The president can veto legislation, commander in chief, grant pardons, make treaties receive foreign ministers, appoint ambassadors, judges, and cabinet,