Chapter 11: The Presidency

Question 1

expressed powers

Answer 1

specific powers granted by the constitution to congress (article 1, section 8) and to the president (article 3)

Question 2

commander in chief

Answer 2

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

Question 3

executive agreement

Answer 3

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 4

executive privilege

Answer 4

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

Question 5

veto

Answer 5

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

Question 6

pocket veto

Answer 6

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

Question 7

implied powers

Answer 7

powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of article 1, section 8, of the constitution; such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers

Question 8

delegated powers

Answer 8

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

Question 9

inherent powers

Answer 9

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

Question 10

cabinet

Answer 10

the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal gov’t; cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president with the consent of the senate

Question 11

white house staff

Answer 11

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

Question 12

executive office of the president

Answer 12

the permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president; created in 1939, the EOP includes OMB, the council of economic advisers, the NSC, and other agencies

Question 13

National Security Council

Answer 13

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

Question 14

executive order

Answer 14

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

Question 15

signing statements

Answer 15

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