Chapter 11 Flashcards

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expressed powers

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specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)

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commander in chief

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the role of the president as commander of the national military and the state National Guard units (when called into service)

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executive agreement

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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”

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executive privilege

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the claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president

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veto

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

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pocket veto

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a presidential veto that is automatically triggered if the president does not act on a given piece of legislation passed during the final 10 days of a legislative session

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implied powers

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powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution; such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers

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delegated powers

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

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inherent powers

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

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Cabinet

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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

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White House staff

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analysts and advisers to the president, each of whom is often given the title “special assistant”

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Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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the permanent agencies that performed defined management tasks for the president (includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, and other agencies)

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National Security Council (NSC)

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a presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president, the vice president, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, and other officials invited by the president

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executive order

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

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signing statements

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

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