3.2 Presidency in Action

-------- the Constitution’s Executive Article, begins this way: 

“The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 1

By passing laws and expanding the role of the Federal Government, ------- has increased presidential power as well.

True or False: Since Franklin D Roosevelt, the use of the media has been instrumental to the power of the President

• True

• False

The nature of the presidency depends on how each President views the office and exercises its powers.

As chief executive, the President executes (enforces, administers, carries out) the provisions of -------

The oath of office instructs the President to carry out the laws of the land.

• oath of office

• the presidential cabinet

• The Supreme Court

The President has the power to issue executive orders. An executive order is a directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law. 

The power to issue these orders, the ordinance power, arises from two sources: the Constitution and acts of Congress. 

• The Constitution

• Acts of Congress. 

• The States

With Senate consent, the President names most of the top-ranking officers of the Federal Government

With Senate consent, the President names most of the top-ranking officers of the Federal Government, including:

• • (1) ambassadors and other diplomats;

• • (2) Cabinet members and their top aides;

• • (3) the heads of such independent agencies as the EPA and NASA;

• • (4) all federal judges, attorneys, and U.S. marshals;

• • (5) all officers in the armed forces.