chapter 9.3-4 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/d78qi4ezm3uf sections 3 and 4 en-us 2017-09-27 19:48:40 UTC 2025-11-20 06:01:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Power to Make War kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/d78qi4ezm3uf/wish/191858864
  • Congress provides an important limitation on the president’s role as commander in chief.
  • Congress retains the power to declare war, as well as the power to provide the funds to pay for the military. 
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  • As commander in chief, the president is responsible for key military decisions that define military policy and strategy.
  • Generals, admirals, and other military leaders run the armed forces on a day-to-day basis. 
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  • This is fought in secret by special operations troops, hired private contractors, and armed drones 
  • It is aimed at tracking down and killing terrorists.

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  • During a war, presidents often claim increased powers to protect the nation. 
  • Congress is also more likely to give the president special powers at home as well as abroad. 

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  • As chief diplomat, the president has sole power to negotiate and sign treaties between the governments of two or more countries. 
  • In addition to its power over treaties, Congress can enact foreign policy legislation. 
  • In the struggle for control over foreign policy, presidents have two key advantages over Congress: access to information and decisive ability. 

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  • The president also has the authority to make executive agreements with other countries.
  • These agreements have the same legal status as treaties, but they do not require Senate consent. 
  • Some presidents have kept executive agreements secret. 
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  • the president decides whether the United States will recognize governments of other countries. 
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  • A standard measure of presidential success with Congress is how frequently presidents get their way on congressional roll call votes they support. 
  • A president’s relationship with members of Congress might also influence the degree of cooperation
  • When the president and the majority in Congress are from different political parties, the president must work harder to influence Congress to support the administration’s programs. 
  • Presidents may hand out political favors to get congressional support. 
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  • Presidents possess an important tool in lawmaking known as the veto. 
  • Congress can override the president’s veto if two-thirds of both houses vote to do so. 
  • Presidents sometimes use the threat of a veto to force Congress to stop a bill or change it to fit his or her wishes. 
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  • One of the president’s economic duties is to prepare an annual budget. 
  • These decisions about spending reflect the president’s priorities.
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