Ch.13: The presidency

Question 1

Presidential candidates were first chosen by the party members in Congress.
The system was called

Answer 1

King caucus

Question 2

powers granted to the president by the Constitution
Military
Judicial
Diplomatic
Executive
Legislative

Answer 2

expressed power

Question 3

Military powers

Answer 3

President is commander in chief
Congress has power to declare war, but in last 50 years this has been ignored
Can deploy troops domestically in an emergency, to enforce a federal judicial order, or to protect federally guaranteed civil rights

Question 4

Judicial powers

Answer 4

President can grant pardons

Appoints members of the federal judiciary (with Senate approval)

Question 5

Diplomatic powers

Answer 5

President is the head of state
Receives ambassadors and other public ministers
Acknowledges which foreign governments are legitimate
Treaties and executive agreements

Question 6

Executive powers

Answer 6

President must make sure that all laws are faithfully executed
Can appoint, remove, and supervise all executive officers
President can claim executive privilege within limits

Question 7

Addresses Congress on the state of the union
Submits proposals for legislation
Can veto bills
Has power to issue executive orders
Congress must pass a new law to override an executive order.

Answer 7

Legislative power

Question 8

Congress delegates powers to the executive branch when it creates agencies that must use discretion to fulfill their missions.

Answer 8

Delegated power

Question 9

presidential powers implied, but not directly stated, by the Constitution
Executive orders
Other powers as needed

Answer 9

inherent powers

Question 10

Heads of the major executive branch departments

Because most are new to working with each other, the president rarely relies on the Cabinet as a whole

Answer 10

The Cabinet

Question 11

Analysts and political advisers who inform the president about policies and their political implications

Answer 11

White House Staff

Question 12

Permanent agencies that perform specific management tasks for the president

Answer 12

Executive Office of the President

Question 13

Must approve every proposal from an executive agency that requires spending

Answer 13

Office of Management and budget

Question 14

Vice presidency

Answer 14

Some VPs are more powerful that others
Only constitutional role 
is to preside over the Senate
Expected to remain informed enough to 
take over immediately 
as president

Question 15

Sources of presidential strength:

Answer 15

Party
Popular mobilization
Administration

Question 16

Party

Answer 16

When the president’s party controls Congress and they share policy goals, the president can have tremendous influence provided the party is cohesive.
This is a double-edged sword when the opposing party is in power.

Question 17

presidents must carefully cultivate their

Answer 17

public image

Question 18

Governing by decree

Answer 18

Executive orders
Presidential decrees
Executive agreements
National security findings and directives
Proclamations
Reorganization plans
Signing statements

Question 19

The administrative state—over time presidents have tried to grow their power by:

Answer 19

Enhancing the reach and power of the Executive Office of the President
Increasing White House control over bureaucracy
Expanding the role of executive orders and other instruments of direct presidential governance