Nov 20th 2008 Fourth Period

• Impeachment
  
  • The constitution provides a way to remove a president before a term is over.
  • The House of Representatives may by majority vote impeach the president for "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" Once the House impeaches the president the case goes tot he president with the Chief justice of the Supreme Court president by a 2/3 bote the senate may convict and remove the president from office
• The executive branch establishment
  
  • 1) One of the most important of the president's resources in office is his White House Staff (White House Office)
    
    • A) Each President has some key aides including this chief of staff and is national security advisor. Although an important player. The chief of staff's appointment does not require Senate approval
    • B) The extended White House stafff constitutes te Executive Office the President Includes the Office of Management and Budget (OBM), the council of Ecomonic Advisers, and other specialized staff
    • C) There is no "right way" for a president to organize his staff each president creates the structure that he thinks will work best for him, though sometimes finding the right balanc takes a bit of trial and error
      
      • 1. Some have use the "pyramid" model in which most assistants report though a hiarch of a chief of staff
      • 2.Other have used the "circular model with many cabinent secrateyr and assistants reporting directly to the President
  • 2) The Executive Office of the President consists of agencies that report direcly to the president and perform staff services for him. The president appoints the top position but unlike the White House Staff Executive Office Appointees must be confirmed b the senate examples Include
    
    • A) National Security Council
    • B) The OMB
    • C) The National Economic Council
  • 3) Vice Presdients have traditionally benn "standby" equipment they are usually chosen to give balnace and appeal to the national ticket. They are not usually in major advisory coapacity.
    
    • A) 25th Admendmetn also established that when the office of vice presdient is vacted. The president naminate a new vice president who assumes office when both houses of Congress approve the nomination by majority vote. A Vice President who assumes the presidency would then nominate a new Vice President to Congress for Confimination
  • 4) The cabinent is composed of the heads of th emajor departments in the executive branch and small number of other key officials such as the director of the OMB
    
    • A) Cabinet is nto used as a collective decision making body cabinent meeting may not even be particularly more impartant to the president though may value the advice of individul members of the cabinent
    • B) Presdients do not always know cabinent secrateris may also be too concerned with teh wishes of their clientele groups
    • C) With the growth of the White House Staff and the Executive Office of the President there is little neeed to rely ont eh cabinet as an Advisory board