1. Executive Powers of the President

2. Executing the Laws Sworn to uphold the Constitution.
How hard they do this is up to interpretation.

4. Executive Orders A presidential directive that has the power of law.
FDR rationed gas
Bush grounded planes 9/11.

6. Appointing Powers Chooses: Ambassadors Cabinet Heads of agencies
Federal Judges
Military Officers
Senate must approve
(President can’t remove Vice President or Judges)

8. Diplomatic and Military Powers
Make treaties(Senate approval)
War Powers
Strike at will
Must notify Congress within 48 hours
60 day deadline
Congress can end action.

10. Legislative Powers
State of the Union
Veto Powers
Call special session

13. Judicial Powers Grant reprieves (postponements) Pardons(forgiveness)
Amnesty
Nixon Pardon
Clinton Pardons

14. NDAA National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 31 2011
The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision.  While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had “serious reservations” about the provisions.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety(B. Franklin 1775)

15. Colbert View of NDAA
President Obama?

16. Watergate!