Chapter 10 - The Presidency

Question 1

cabinet

Answer 1

the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal government. Cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate

Question 2

commander in chief

Answer 2

the power of the president as commander of the national military and the state national guard units (when called into service)

Question 3

delegated powers

Answer 3

constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first

Question 4

executive agreement

Answer 4

an agreement, made between the president and another country, that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate’s “advice and consent”

Question 5

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 5

the permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president. Created in 1939, the EOP includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, and other agencies

Question 6

executive order

Answer 6

a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation

Question 7

expressed powers

Answer 7

specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it

Question 9

kitchen cabinet

Answer 9

an informal group of advisers to whom the president turns for counsel and guidance. Members of the official Cabinet may or may not also be members of the Kitchen Cabinet

Question 10

legislative initiative

Answer 10

the president’s inherent power to bring a legislative agenda before Congress

Question 11

pocket veto

Answer 11

a veto that occurs when the president does not sign a passed bill within ten days of receiving it, and Congress has adjourned

Question 12

signing statement

Answer 12

an announcement made by the president when signing bills into law, often presenting the president’s interpretation of the law

Question 13

veto

Answer 13

he president’s constitutional power to turn down a law. A presidential veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress

Question 14

war powers resolution

Answer 14

a resolution of Congress that the president can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress, or if American troops are already under attack or serious threat