1.3 Executive Powers Flashcards
The departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices of the executive branch of government that are characterized by hierarchical organization and the assignment of specific job responsibilities to employees.
federal bureaucracy
Two types of Management styles of Presidents
Pyramid structure
Wheel Structure
A management style organized hierarchically with power centered at the top.
Pyramid structure
President Ronald Reagan used what kind of management style to organize his executive branch?
a pyramid structure
A management style of an organized structure in which the president prefers to be at the center of all communication, and insists on personal involvement in the details of policy administration and the day-to-day operations of the executive branch.
A wheel structure
President Jimmy Cart used what kind of management style to organize his executive branch?
the wheel structure
Declarations issued by a president that relate to the organizations of the federal bureaucracy, the execution of federal legislation, and the enforcement of federal court decisions.
Executive orders
Executive orders do not require the approval of Congress, but they can be ruled unconstitutional by the ___ or repealed by ___.
Supreme Court
subsequent administrations
Presidents have used executive orders to meet their obligation to “faithfully execute” the laws of the nation. List examples:
Richard Nixon established the EPA
George W. Bush used it to create the White HOuse Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
Dwight D. Eisenhower issued it to enforce court-ordered desecration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
Bill Clinton established the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces as long as they were not open about their sexual orientation.
The act of withholding information from congressional, judicial, or public scrutiny. It is an implied executive power.
executive privilege
The first president to use the term “executive privilege”?
President Eisenhower
The famous instance of executive privilege occurred during the Watergate scandal, when Richard Nixon withheld audio tapes from evidence presented to the courts concerning his awareness of criminal activity conducted by his campaign. The name of the case is ___.
United States v. Nixon
Executive privilege was invoked in which case?
United States v. Nixon
Executive privilege was invoked by President Nixon in the Watergate scandal.
Executive orders are derived from
- the presidential oath of office
- the executive power clause
The president’s legislative responsibilities include
the power to veto legislation and the ability to shape the legislative agenda through the State of the Union address.
