https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs Shyam Pandya en-us 2018-12-14 03:31:00 UTC 2018-12-14 21:30:22 UTC hello@padlet.com shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830094 2018-12-14 21:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830094 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830185 2018-12-14 21:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830185 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830337 2018-12-14 21:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314830337 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314831939 Presidents have often sent American forces into action many times, even without a formal declaration of war. For example, President Lyndon Johnson sent troops to Vietnam without an official declaration of war.]]> 2018-12-14 21:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314831939 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314832411 As commander in chief, the president is responsible for key military decisions that define military policy and strategy. The president receives very confidential reports from military and national security leaders that help him know about national security threats and what is going on around the world.]]> 2018-12-14 21:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314832411 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314832801 "For the last 15 years, however, the U.S. has also been conducting a new kind of war, a “shadow war.”"(McGraw-Hill) This is fought in secret by special operations troops, hired private contractors, and armed drones—remote-controlled, pilotless aircraft firing missiles. The president is often in charge of planning their missions.]]> 2018-12-14 21:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314832801 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833218 "As chief diplomat, the president has sole power to negotiate and sign treaties" (McGraw-Hill). The ability to take decisive action has added greatly to the power of the presidency in foreign affairs. Unlike Congress, where the individual opinions of 435 representatives and 100 senators must be coordinated, the executive branch is headed by a single person who can act fast]]> 2018-12-14 21:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833218 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833731 The president also has the authority to make executive agreements with other countries. Executive agreements are pacts between the president and the head of a foreign government. These agreements have the same legal status as treaties, and they do not require Senate consent. ]]> 2018-12-14 21:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833731 shyam_pandya https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833933 As chief diplomat, the president decides whether the United States will recognize governments of other countries.]]> 2018-12-14 21:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shyam_pandya/30cdiucui4hs/wish/314833933