Chapter 12: Presidency Flashcards
Presidents that shifted the presidency away from dormancy to gain powers
Roosevelt, FDR
President’s role as a symbol of unity and the USA
Chief of State
President’s role as a legislative leader on the home front
Domestic policy leader
Annual report to the nation by the President
State of the Union
President’s job as decision maker relating to money
Managing economy
President’s role in ensuring laws are executed
Chief executive
Presidential order with force of law
Executive order
Concept under which the entire executive branch is under the President’s control (although direct command is not feasible)
Unitary executive
President’s role in engaging with other countries
Foreign policy leader
President’s role as military decision-maker (based off very little specifications in the Constitution)
Commander in Chief
Permanent bureaucracy designed to help the President do his job
Institutional presidency
The President’s top advisor
Chief of staff
Head of National Security Council, briefs president on events relating to national security and gives them advice on how to act
National security adviser
Organizations that inform/assist the President on a variety of issues
Executive office of the President
Next in line, has more responsibility today than before
Vice President
