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GOVERNMENT
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PRESIDENT


OUTLINE

A. GOVERNMENT
I. A suspicion of Strong Government 
II. Three branches of US Government
III. The Development of Big Government: The Welfare State Contents 
IV. State, local and Government
B. PRESIDENT

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Powers and duties of President
Presidential election


A.GOVERNMENT

Purpose : Improve and protect the lives of American citizens, both at home and overseas

Function : operates on several different levels national, state, and local


I. The suspicion of strong Government

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The ideal of the free individual has had a profound effect on the way Americans view their
government. Traditionally, there has a deep suspicion that government is the natural enemy of
freedom, even if it is elected by the people.

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The bigger and stronger the government becomes, the more dangerous most Americans believe
it is to their individual freedom.


II. THE ORGANIZATION OF
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT


During the summer of 1787, 55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to draft a new constitution for the United States.
The country had recently won its independence from England


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II. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

 Legislative branch:

Executive branch:

The Judicial branch:

The Congress 

The president 

The Court 


 

1. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: THE CONGRESS 

Main powers

Raise money for use by the government and to decide in broad terms how to spend. Congress does its work by considering bills
(or proposed laws) that have been introduced by its members

May officially declare war on another country
Raise and pay for armed forces
Establishes federal courts of law
Regulates trade with other countries
Impeach, or bring charges against, any member of the executive branch suspected of committing a crime

1. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: THE CONGRESS  

The House of
Representative

The Senate


A. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

The House of Representatives has 435 voting members representatives (or congressmen and congresswomen)
The members serve 2-year terms

The members of the House of Representatives choose their own leader, called the Speaker of the House. The Speaker
belongs to the majority party

Elections are held in November of even-numbered years, and the representatives take office the following January.


B. THE SENATE
The Senate is the smaller of the two houses of Congress. Each state has two senators, regardless of the size
of its population

The first Senate had 26 members representing the 13 states. Today there are 100 senators representing 50
states

The vice president of the United States serves as the president of the Senate. His principal power is deciding
an issue in case of a tie vote.

COMPARE

UNITED STATED CONGRESS & NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF VIETNAM


THE SAME

The Vietnamese Parliament and the US Congress are the supreme representatives of the people, are elected by the people

Set up committees of Parliament or Parliament to monitor the Government activities

The National Assembly or the Senate decides the socio-economic development plan of country

Parliament or Parliament decides the issue of war and peace; Rules the state of emergency, other special measures to ensure national
defense and National security.

It operates on the principle of democratic centralism and works according to the convention and decide by majority.


THE DIFFERENCE

Meanwhile, the President of the United States elected by the people, the
The National Assembly has the right to vote, exemption To dismiss the

General They have the right to vote the laws enacted by the Parliament.

President of the country, abolish the documents promulgated by the
President

In the elections, the bicameral structure of the United States is elective

members of the House of Representatives, while the upper house is

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a unified state the structure of an
institute, so the people elected members of Congress

allocated by number of states - each the state has two senators.


2.2 EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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President: leads the country; the head of state, leader of the federal

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government; serves a four-year term & can be elected no more than
two times.

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Vice President : supports the President; can be elected & serve an
unlimited number of four-year terms as Vice President, even under a
different president.

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The Cabinet: advisors to the President.

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THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT IN AMERICA

Chief of State: a living symbol of the nation; be an inspiring example for the American people.
Examples of Responsibilities:
Awarding medals to the winners of college scholarships
Congratulating astronauts on their journey into space
Chief Executive : the "boss" for millions of government workers in the Executive Branch.
Decides how the laws of the U.S are to be enforced & chooses officials & advisors to help run the Executive Branch.
Chief Diplomat : decides what American diplomats & ambassadors shall say to foreign
the U.S.

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Commander-In-Chief
Legislative Leader
Chief of Party
Guardian of the Economy

governments. With the help of advisors; makes the foreign policy of


2.3 JUDICIAL BRANCH
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interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws to individual cases, decides if
comprised of the Supreme Court & other federal courts. 

The relationship between president & the congress.

Who is more powerful, the President of the U.S or Congress?
The powers & duties of 3 branches are further defined by acts of Congress,
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laws violate the Constitution

Supreme Court.

the role of chief legislative body of the U.S
using a series of checks & balances, could limit each other's power.

including the creation of executive departments & courts inferior

B. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENT

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Dynamic, changing with every issue, every event.
The President ‘s success can be seen at reaching out to members of

Congress & persuading them to follow his

lead.

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The President often sees Congress as an obstacle to be overcome, always has to calculate how his proposals will play
out with Congress.

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Congress has many responsibilities in conducting their business, especially in considering the proposed budget
submitted by the President.


THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIG GOVERNMENT:
THE WELFARE STATE

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Definition
Big government is a term used to describe a government or public sector that
is excessively large and unconstitutionally involved in certain areas of public
policy or the private sector.

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The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role
in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its
citizens.


THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIG GOVERNMENT:
THE WELFARE STATE
2. The development of big government: The welfare State

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Republicans have favored letting businesses compete with little or no government
regulation
Democrats have traditionally favored using government to regulate businesses, protect
consumers and workers, and also to solve social problems.
The Great Depression of the 1930s weakened the businessperson’s position and created
the need for emergency government action to help the needy on a scale never before
seen in the United States in peacetime.
Even with the return of prosperity after the Depression and World War II (1941-1945), the

growth of government’s role in helping to provide economic security for individuals did
not end.
Roosevelts New Deal grew into what some saw as a permanent “welfare state”.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIG GOVERNMENT:
THE WELFARE STATE
2. The development of big government: The welfare State
Some Americans fear that economic security provided by the government will weaken
self-reliance and presents a danger to individual freedom
Americans intended to be less accepting of welfare programs than the citizens of other
democracies.
In 1996, under President Clinton, a Democrat with a Republican-controlled Congress,
there were some major reforms in the welfare system.
Most Americans would certainly not consider their government retirement benefits
under Social Security or Medicare (health care for the retired) as welfare payments.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIG GOVERNMENT:
THE WELFARE STATE
2. The development of big government: The welfare State

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Because welfare programs go against the basic value of self-reliance, many Americans believe that having
to “go on welfare” to meet daily needs is a personal embarrassment

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The welfare systems in the US has also been troubled by racial problems that began with black slavery
before the Civil War of the 1860s and continued with racial segregation in the South in the 1890s.

A large number of people who receive welfare benefits are black American.


STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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State governments of the United States have to follow orders
of the central government
Have its own written constitution, government and code of
laws.
Do not authorized to print currency
The highest elected official of each state is the Governor.
Have an elected state legislature
Maintain its own state court system