POLI 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: G1 Phase, Human Services, Rex Tillerson
22 May 2018
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I. Presidet’s Role
a. Constitutional powers
i. Executive
ii. Legislative
1. State of the union
2. Veto
3. Executive orders: have grown. Often used when presidents get stuck
iii. Judicial
1. Appoints judges and justices
a. Delegate to senatorial courtesy
2. Pardon
3. Solicitor general
b. Taking care the laws are faithfully executed (this can be read a lot of different ways).
Use of inherent power. This relates to traditional versus modern presidencies. Hoover to
FDR is where the switch really came.
i. Now, we look to presidents to fix the big problems of the past
ii. In some ways, the modern presidency is a mental construct.
c. Traditional versus modern presidencies
d. Do we expect too much of the president? Filling the double expectation gap
i. Obama runs on idea of healthcare.
ii. We then associate new health care system with him
iii. Because we associate it with Obama, we expect a lot
iv. Because of those expectations, Americans might expect too much. The double
expecations gap.
1. 2 gaps: 1 gap is that we expect the president to fix all of our problems,
but presidential powers are still limited.
a. Gap 1: everyone expects president to fix economy. But really its
not realistic for the president to fix the problems. Ability is
limited.
b. Gap 2: Gap between head of state and head of government
i. Head of state: largely symbolic role.
ii. Head of gov: makes tough decisions. Creates policy
ideas.
iii. Most other countries divide the role. Great brittain.
Head of state is the queen, head of government is
Theresa may. Prime minister is head of government
role. Queen performs ceremonial tasks. In general, not
making policy.
iv. In the US, president fills both.
1. George W. Bush: head of state: serves as a solid
presence in the US. Gets on the radio, looks
around the wreckage to show America is okay.
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Document Summary
Preside(cid:374)t"s role: constitutional powers, executive, legislative, state of the union, veto, executive orders: have grown. Often used when presidents get stuck: judicial, appoints judges and justices, delegate to senatorial courtesy, pardon, solicitor general, taking care the laws are faithfully executed (this can be read a lot of different ways). The double expecations gap: 2 gaps: 1 gap is that we expect the president to fix all of our problems, but presidential powers are still limited, gap 1: everyone expects president to fix economy. But really its not realistic for the president to fix the problems. Ability is limited: gap 2: gap between head of state and head of government, head of state: largely symbolic role, head of gov: makes tough decisions. Creates policy ideas: most other countries divide the role. Head of state is the queen, head of government is.
