Which of the following powers does the president have as the nations chief diplomat quizlet?

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A PRESIDENT CAN . . .

  • make treaties with the approval of the Senate.
  • veto bills and sign bills.
  • represent our nation in talks with foreign countries.
  • enforce the laws that Congress passes.
  • act as Commander-in-Chief during a war.
  • call out troops to protect our nation against an attack.
  • make suggestions about things that should be new laws.
  • lead his political party.
  • entertain foreign guests.
  • recognize foreign countries.
  • grant pardons.
  • nominate Cabinet members and Supreme Court Justices and other high officials.
  • appoint ambassadors.
  • talk directly to the people about problems.
  • represent the best interest of all the people

A PRESIDENT CANNOT . . .

  • make laws.
  • declare war.
  • decide how federal money will be spent.
  • interpret laws.
  • choose Cabinet members or Supreme Court Justices without Senate approval.

The United States Constitution provides that the president "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur" (Article II, section 2). Treaties are binding agreements between nations and become part of international law. Treaties to which the United States is a party also have the force of federal legislation, forming part of what the Constitution calls ''the supreme Law of the Land.''

The Senate does not ratify treaties. Following consideration by the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senate either approves or rejects a resolution of ratification. If the resolution passes, then ratification takes place when the instruments of ratification are formally exchanged between the United States and the foreign power(s).

The Senate has considered and approved for ratification all but a small number of treaties negotiated by the president and his representatives. In some cases, when Senate leadership believed a treaty lacked sufficient support for approval, the Senate simply did not vote on the treaty and it was eventually withdrawn by the president. Since pending treaties are not required to be resubmitted at the beginning of each new Congress, they may remain under consideration by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for an extended period of time.

In recent decades, presidents have frequently entered the United States into international agreements without the advice and consent of the Senate. These are called "executive agreements." Though not brought before the Senate for approval, executive agreements are still binding on the parties under international law.

Article II  Executive Branch

  • Section 2 Powers

    • Clause 1 Exclusive Powers
    • The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

      • ArtII.S2.C1.1 Commander-in-Chief
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.1  Historical Background on the Commander-in-Chief Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.2  The Prize Cases and the Commander-in-Chief Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.3  Wartime Powers of the President in World War II
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.4  Evacuation of the West Coast Japanese
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.5  The President and Labor Relations in World War II
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.6  Presidential Directives and Sanctions in World War II
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.7  Treatment of Enemy Combatants and the Nazi Saboteurs
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.8  World War II War Crimes Tribunals
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.9  The Postwar Period and the Commander-in-Chief Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.10  Use of Troops Overseas and Congressional Authorization
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.11  Presidential Power and the Commander-in-Chief Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.12  Congressional Control over the President’s Discretion
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.13  The President as Commander of the Armed Forces
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.14  Martial Law Generally
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.15  Martial Law in Hawaii
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.16  Martial Law and Domestic Disorder
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.17  Response to Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.18  Detention Authority
        • ArtII.S2.C1.1.19  Military Commissions
      • ArtII.S2.C1.2  Presidential Advisors
      • ArtII.S2.C1.3 Pardon Power
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.1  Overview of the Pardon Power
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.2  Historical Background on the Pardon Power
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.3  Pardon Power and Forms of Clemency Generally
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.4 Types
          • ArtII.S2.C1.3.4.1  Pardons
          • ArtII.S2.C1.3.4.2  Amnesties
          • ArtII.S2.C1.3.4.3  Commutations, Remissions, and Reprieves
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.5  Scope of Pardon Power
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.6  Rejection of a Pardon
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.7  Legal Effect of a Pardon
        • ArtII.S2.C1.3.8  Congress’s Role in the Pardon Power
    • Clause 2 Shared Powers
    • He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

      • ArtII.S2.C2.1  Overview of House Qualifications Clause
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2  Ability of Congress to Change Qualifications for Members
      • ArtII.S2.C2.3  Ability of States to Add Qualifications for Members
      • ArtII.S2.C2.4 Treaty-Making Power
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.1  Overview of the President’s Treaty-Making Power
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.2  Historical Background on the Treaty-Making Power
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.3  Scope of the Treaty-Making Power
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.4  Self-Executing and Non-Self-Executing Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.5  Congressional Implementation of Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.6  Interpreting Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.7  Legal Effect of Treaties on Prior Acts of Congress
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.8  Preemptive Effect of Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.9  Effect of Treaties on the Constitution
        • ArtII.S2.C2.4.10  Breach and Termination of Treaties
      • ArtII.S2.C2.5 Alternatives to Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.5.1  Overview of Alternatives to Treaties
        • ArtII.S2.C2.5.2  Legal Basis for Executive Agreements
        • ArtII.S2.C2.5.3  Legal Effect of Executive Agreements
        • ArtII.S2.C2.5.4  Congressional Executive Agreements
      • ArtII.S2.C2.6 Appointments
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.1  Overview of the Appointments Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.2  Historical Background on the Appointments Clause
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.3  Process of Appointment for Principal Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.4  Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consuls Appointments
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.5  Appointments of Justices to the Supreme Court
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.6  Creation of Federal Offices
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.7  Creation of Federal Offices with Blended Features
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.8  Federal Versus Territorial Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.9  Restrictions on Congress’s Authority
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.10  Officer and Non-Officer Appointments
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.11 Principal and Inferior Officers
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.11.1  Overview of Principal and Inferior Officers
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.11.2  Early Doctrine on Principal and Inferior Officers
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.11.3  Late Twentieth Century to the Present Doctrine on Principal and Inferior Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.12  Departments Heads and Courts of Law
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.13  Changing the Duties of an Existing Officer
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.14  Interbranch Appointments
        • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15 Removal of Executive Branch Officers
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.1  Overview of Removal of Executive Branch Officers
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.2  Decision of 1789 and Removals in the Early Republic
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.3  Removal in Jacksonian America Through the Nineteenth Century
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.4  Removal in the 1920s
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.5  Removal in the 1930s
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.6  Later Twentieth Century Cases on Removal
          • ArtII.S2.C2.6.15.7  Twenty-First Century Cases on Removal
    • Clause 3 Senate Recess
    • The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

      • ArtII.S2.C3.1  Overview of the Recess Appointment Clause
      • ArtII.S2.C3.2  Vacancy Defined
      • ArtII.S2.C3.3  Article III Judges

Which of the following powers does the president have as the nation's chief diplomat?

The President of the United States, in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, is given the power to negotiate with foreign governments and appoint ambassadors. These responsibilities make the President the Chief Diplomat of the United States.

What is the president's role as chief diplomat quizlet?

4) As the chief diplomat, the president's role is to recognize foreign government, make treaties, and executive agreements. He has the diplomatic recognition to acknowledge a foreign government as legitimate. 5) As the chief legislator, the role of the president is to influence the making of laws.

Which power does the president have as chief executive?

The President can issue executive orders, which direct executive officers or clarify and further existing laws. The President also has the power to extend pardons and clemencies for federal crimes.

What are the president's powers as chief executive quizlet?

The President enforces U.S. laws, creates policies, hires and fires officials within the executive branch, and appoints Federal judges. The Senate must approve many appointments, including Cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court Justices. The Constitution makes the President the head of the nation's military forces.